5. While in Kazakhstan’s indigenous people were forced to leave the land by European settlers, American settlers had already forced Indians off their land by threats and killing off their food supply
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7. American Cities: Lack a defined center Are not beautifully landscaped Most do no posses a downtown with sidewalk cafes and window shoppers are not impressed Focus more on the automobile and highways than public transportation and railways Skyscrapers set apart cities from suburban areas People believe cities are for business, trade, and wealth compared to European cities where attractive landscaping and unique shops draw people into their cities Chicago: After the Civil War and the new technologies that came from it, Chicago boomed and was the fastest growing city in western nation American downtown principal look developed from that of Chicago’s downtown In effort to enhance Chicago during the 1830’s, parks were created to cut urban overcrowding and provide a place of leisure and have the center away from office buildings Although the plan was somewhat successful, due to the amount of congestion of the city, the surroundings were not as noticed as hoped Rybczynski’s“The City in the Land of the Dollar”
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10. In this article, the argument that the stance of a global city does not depend on size is contradicted
11. “…megalopolises whose populations are measured in the tens of millions, with jagged skylines that stretch as far as the eye can see.”
12. Although urbanization may be a new era, suburbs are not out of the picture and many people prefer them than living in the city
13. This article is not a good representation of global cities and their place in the future of our world
16. With people relying more and more on cars as their main transportation, traffic and roads are not being fix fast enough which is only going to get worse
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