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== Overview ==
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'''Urban geography''' is the study of areas which have a high concentration of buildings and infrastructure. These are areas where the majority of economic activities are in the secondary sector and tertiary sectors. They often have a high population density.
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Urban geography is that branch of science, which deals with the study of urban areas, in terms of concentration, infrastructure, economy, and environmental impacts.
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* Distribution patterns of urban density functions, geographical requirements
* Distribution patterns of urban density functions, geographical requirements
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** [[wikipedia:Urban_geography|Urban geography]], [[wikipedia:Urban_engineering|Urban engineering]], [[wikipedia:Urban_planning|Urban planning]], [[wikipedia:Conurbation|Conurbation]], [[wikipedia:Garden_City|Garden city]]
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** [[wikipedia:Urban_geography|Urban geography]], [[wikipedia:Urban_engineering|urban engineering]], [[wikipedia:Urban_planning|urban planning]], [[wikipedia:Conurbation|Conurbation]], [[wikipedia:Garden_City|Garden City]]
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* Migration patterns of people in urban areas (commuting, shopping, etc.)
* Migration patterns of people in urban areas (commuting, shopping, etc.)
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** [[wikipedia:Urban_economics|Urban economics]], [[wikipedia:Central_place_theory|Central place theory]], [[wikipedia:Urban sprawl|Suburban sprawl]]
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** Urban economics, central place theory, suburban sprawl
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* The spatial distribution of urban problems such as traffic offenses
* The spatial distribution of urban problems such as traffic offenses
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** [[wikipedia:Urban_Traffic_Management_and_Control|Urban traffic management and control]], [[wikipedia:Urban_sociology|Urban sociology]], [[wikipedia:Transportation_geography|Transportation geography]]
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** Urban problems, urban sociology, geography Traffic
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* Flow distribution due to urban growth and decline
* Flow distribution due to urban growth and decline
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** [[wikipedia:Community_development|Community development]], [[wikipedia:Gentrification|Gentrification]], [[wikipedia:Ernest_Burgess|Concentric zone model]]
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** Regional Development, Qualification agent theory, the city's concentric
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== CAI Exercise ==
== CAI Exercise ==

Latest revision as of 12:12, 20 July 2011

Human GeographyUrban geography

Overview

Urban geography is the study of areas which have a high concentration of buildings and infrastructure. These are areas where the majority of economic activities are in the secondary sector and tertiary sectors. They often have a high population density. Urban geography is that branch of science, which deals with the study of urban areas, in terms of concentration, infrastructure, economy, and environmental impacts.

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