The rapid growth of urban cities and its impact of urban dwellers have been given much attention. Urbanization is closely linked to modernization, industrialization and the sociological process of rationalization (Angel, 2012). Urbanization as we know began with the industrial revolution in the 18th century and has only been on the rise ever since our cities have been luring people for various reasons, the basic one being the hope for a better life.
CONCENTRIC ZONE MODEL: THE ZONE I WAS RAISED.
The concentric zone model is a model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are spatially arranged in series of rings. First it explains the distribution of different social groups within urban areas. The size of rings may vary
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In the urban city of Calabar where I were I was raised, different concentric zone models were observed. Starting from the low class settlement distanced away from central market and hub of business centre is the Calabar South zone where small businesses thrive, poor access to good infrastructure and poor environmental degradation boom. In the second group is the affluent households known for commercial business and high commute along with government offices situated closely to each other as a channel of well - organized urban zone called the MARIAN HIILL. And finally was the outskirt area from the city centre called the HIGHWAY PLAINS, here contains the upper class who distanced themselves from the city business centre. Here estates are built in patterns for old affluent citizens who has enjoyed the city centre in the past and at certain age decides to resort to a quieter life from the rushing and busy city …show more content…
Few markets where operative but less commercialization in the city as most of the citizens where civil servants who commute to work within the city. There was no expansion and most areas where rain forest zones with less residents. The quality of housing was very poor and families lived in a closed structure pattern. The traditional city of older generation did not have so much industrialization while the poor sanitation continued to expand into new areas of metropolis. The housing structures were not compare to what is erected recently, following the city plan to install modernized facilities while making it a HUB for business. The traditional chiefs had more liberty as the where also holding seats of power. Financial institutions were low scheme operating as community banks and Thrift society, thus trade and investment were minimal in this period.
THE URBAN ZONE I RESIDE NOW.
Spurned by the oil boom prosperity and the massive improvements in roads and the availability of vehicles. Nigeria since the start of democratic rule has become increasingly urbanized and urban-oriented society.
The Federal Capital City being ABUJA, is the capital city of Nigeria where the seat of power is located and the arms of government
2. Sector Model - This model was created by Homer Hoyt in 1939 and it suggested that the social zones within a city expand outwards in sectors that follow transportation links (Liu, 2009). The study was based on Chicago, Hoyt could see that higher class housing was built favouring the sought-after Lake Michigan shoreline. This led him to develop the sector theory. The CBD is the centre of the model with the Zone of Transition in a similar location to Burgess's model in Zone B. The lower and middle class residential houses form a circle around Zone B and the CBD, and extend to the outskirts of the urban area. The lower class houses are found near the industrial zones and the middle cl...
populous city in Nigeria. In this essay I am going to critically examines push and
The numerous regions included in this film extend from all corners of the world to show just how relevant and important urbanization is. Gary and his team visited countries such as South Africa, China and Brazil while speaking with law makers, political officials and architects in an attempts to understand the logic
In every model between North America, Europe and Developing Worlds, there’s the emphasized importance on accessibility. The centrally located central business district in a concentric model such as that in Europe and Developing Worlds makes its land value the highest, sharing a common theme. While North America is founded upon a multiple nuclei model, it shares the distant decay theory with the concentric model of Europe and Developing Models. Centralized business districts’ sphere of influence decline gradually with distance along with population density. Yet despite both models varying in differences, the prevalence of residential segregation due to socio-economic status is not limited to one or the other model. Lower-income groups of residents live in the inner city to reduce time and cost of transport near the factory zone in return for the easiness in working opportunities, goods and services. Residential segregation being applicable to both variable of models, no amount of urbanization and development will not substitute comfort and
One of the most important aspects of human nature is society. Because of the great importance, that is place in interpersonal relationships and communication the gathering of individuals within a city or town is an eventual occurrence. Since cities allows people to engage in a far greater amount of activities than they would be able to on their own. Cities are created in certain areas for many reasons, which often are driven by economic or social reasons. One of the many reasons that cities are created in a certain location is that the location has access to certain natural resources such as water, minerals or other resources. Another reason that cities are created is that the area has a large concentration of people and a city is created
It is evident through statics and data that megacities populations are increasing at a rapid rate and is getting to the stage where they are becoming out of control settlements. As cities begin to expand additional megacities are being produced or are continuing to grow meaning that the cities in which people are living in are evolving geographically outwards, upwards and in density. Megacities are agglomerations which are home more than ten million people with a range of density housing, sprawling estates and slums (Air Pollution, N/A). In order to maintain these dense areas, huge resources and work are required to ensure that services are being delivered. By living in a megacity it is obvious due to the large population in one area that there are huge demands on natural resources like water and food produce. The areas in which megacities are expanding are not big enough to provide sufficient resources to ...
There were an abundance of spatial differences in terms of ethnic, convivial and occupational status, while there were low occurrences of the functional differences in land use patterns. The concentric model postulated a spatial disunion of place of work and place of residence, which was not generalized until the twentieth century.
Again, this section will give a working definition of the “urban question’. To fully compare the political economy and ecological perspectives a description of the “urban question” allows the reader to better understand the divergent schools of thought. For Social Science scholars, from a variety of disciplines, the “urban question” asks how space and the urban or city are related (The City Reader, 2009). The perspective that guides the ecological and the social spatial-dialect schools of thought asks the “urban question” in separate distinct terminology. Respected scholars from the ecological mode of thinking, like Burgess, Wirth and others view society and space from the rationale that geographical scope determines society (The City Reader, 2009). The “urban question” that results from the ecological paradigm sees the relationship between the city (space) as influencing the behaviors of individuals or society in the city. On the other hand...
People are drawn to cities due to utility; it is easier to find things that an individual may not necessarily have simply due to the concentration of people in a city. This means that people are forced into acting in commune with others, to engage in “urbanitas” or good behavior while in contact with other humans who use the city for utility too. The built environment of the city necessitates this change in social behavior.
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The established residential zone was dominated by the working class who were able to move away from the previous zone. This region is reasonably near the CBD but distant enough...
The paper focuses of the ‘Incremental Housing’ developed by natural growth process, in the periphery of New Delhi, India and proposes a model, which shows the strong and positive connection between the facility of adequate housing and encouraging a better and developed living environment. The interest for incremental cities comes from a concern for the types of urbanism that has grown over time through gradual growth and infill. Incremental cities are the outcome of a continuous modification of their past and present, concerning existing and evolving local conditions. This cannot either be master planne...
Urbanization is the movement from a rural society to an urban society, and involves a growth in the number of people in urban areas. Urban growth is increasing in both the developed but mostly in the developing countries. Urbanization is associated with the problems of unemployment, poverty, bad health, poor cleanliness, urban slums environmental deprivation. This causes a very big problem for these developing countries and who are some of poorest countries. Africa urbanization is not as big as most developing countries but is on the rise for it outbursts in city growth lately. (Saundry, 2008).
The world is home to many different types of communities. Each type is made of different people from various walks of life. A very popular type of community is an urban community. Generally the word urban is associated with large cities composed of vast transport systems, skyscrapers and heavy commerce that offers man different career opportunities. A key feature of urban environments is the diverse communities that it creates. This is brought about due to the dense population that large cities accumulate. Urban living is a lifestyle that starts from birth. Many people raised in an urban environment tend to spend their entire life there.
Nigeria has the largest population of any African country and it is the 6th in the world. Population Growth is the change in population overtime. Nigeria is also the most densely populated country in Africa, that means, nearly one in six Africans is a Nigerian. Nigeria’s population is unevenly distributed across the country and the world. In July 2001, Nigeria’s population was estimated at more than 123 million people about 345 people per square mile. The population growth rate is influenced by the interplay of the three main demographic processes of fertility, mortality and migration. The population growth of Nigeria can be analysed through the Antiquity of the population of Nigeria, the Current population, the Trends and the Future Predictions of the population of Nigeria.