§2.5: The Netherlands: A country without a really big city

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2.5: Netherlands: a country without a really big city 

Today

• Recap §2.4
• Explanation §2.5 + videoclips
• Assignments workbook 

Newest slum

Older slum 

Development of slums

Phase 1: Newest slum

Phase 2: We can stay!

Phase 3: Let's build

Phase 4: High, higher, highest

Phase 5: Slum becomes a middle-class neighborhood

Phase 6: Becomes a part of the city 

Older slums

Newest slums 

Built from tin, cardboard and wood

No facilities 

On the outskirt of the city 

Has roads, sewers and electricity  

Renovated homes 

Became middle-class neighborhoods 

Which problems does the megacity have?

Working in a megacity in a less economically developed country 

• Formal sector 
• Informal sector

Explain the difference between the formal sector and the informal sector

Today

• Recap §2.4
• Explanation §2.5 + videoclips
• Assignments workbook 

Learning goals

• You know the functions of the four cities in the Randstad
  
• You can explain the development from city to urban area
  

What do you know about the Randstad?

The Randstad 

1. Amsterdam
2. Rotterdam
3. Utrecht
4. The Hague 
5. Groene Hart 

The Randstad

• The four major cities together form the Randstad
  
• Each city has a different function

Which functions belong to which city?

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

Utrecht

The Hague 

Administrative centre

Meeting centre

Capital city

Mainport 

Financial centre

Industrial area

Distribution centre

Business centre

Functions of the four cities

_____

Cities are growing

What are the causes of urbanisation after 1880?

•  Emergence of industry in the cities (work)
•  Mechanisation of agriculture > less work in the countryside

Cities are growing

What is the consequence of the high  urbanisation rate?

•  The city swallows up the surrounding places > agglomeration

Urbanisation = movement towards the cities 

People want to leave the city 

• The formation of urban districts and urban areas is strongly driven by the process of suburbanisation
• As a result of suburbanisation, an urban district is formed

What are the causes of suburbanization?
(why do people leave the city)

Suburbanisation

Causes of suburbanisation:

More connected

When urban districts become connected with each other, urban areas are formed

The development of a city towards an urban area proceeds in three phases:

Urbanisation

Suburbanisation

Interweaving 

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Today

• Recap §2.4
• Explanation §2.5 + videoclips
• Assignments workbook 

Start homwork

•  Read §2.5: The Netherlands, a country without a big city 
• Make assignment 1, 3 and 6

Finished? Write down the learning goals (see workbook) and answer them.