Urban Spaces and City Systems: Industrialization Impact
The Industrial City
Endorrecament of walls.
Bourgeois Eixample
Space again, new objectives: health. Creation: lower quality, regular map, you bourgeois residential (first and Madrid). With time modifications, densified plot, building verticalized, tertiary functions.
Worker Neighborhoods
Industrial installations and migration of workers into industrial cities. Creation: disorganized map, dense and closed plot, poor quality housing. Only the industrial center is now located in the periphery of residential
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Spanish Urban Hierarchy Model
Spanish urban areas are divided into:
- National Global Metropolis: Madrid and Barcelona function as centers, concentrating population, institutions, and a large network.
- Regional Metropolis: Valencia, Seville, and Malaga serve extensive regions with good communication.
- Subregional Metropolises: These are small metropolitan areas, like Murcia and Valladolid, that have specialized services such as hospitals or universities.
- Medium Cities: Play an administrative role for the
Spain’s Landscapes: Oceanic, Mediterranean, Subtropical & Mountain
Oceanic Landscape of Spain
The Oceanic landscape is located in the north and northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, an area known as “wet Spain”.
- Relief: Characterized by several mountain ranges. The coast is rugged and rocky.
- Rivers: Short, abundant, and with a regular flow.
- Climate: Oceanic, with mild winters and cool summers. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year.
- Vegetation: Consists of deciduous forests, moors, and meadows.
- Fauna: Includes animals like deer, wolves, and wild cats.
Mediterranean Coastal
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Understanding Global Underdevelopment
Underdevelopment is a set of circumstances that make life miserable for a very large population. Underdevelopment possesses characteristics that define this situation.
Dependence Abroad
The economy of these countries is based on the export of raw materials and importing manufactured goods. This creates significant inequalities in the distribution of wealth. The World Bank developed a classification of countries based on per capita income:
- Low-income countries:
Roman Housing: Countryside and City Dwellings
Roman Housing: Countryside and City
Rural Housing
Three main types of housing existed in the Roman countryside:
- The Urban Village (residence of the large landowner)
- The Large Farm (Villa Rustica)
- The Family Home (Domus)
The Family Home (Domus)
These houses were typically inward-facing, with few or no windows, a single door, and usually only one story. They were built around a partially covered patio called an atrium, which provided light and air to the rooms of the house. These rooms included:
- Cubicula
Types of Tourism: Sun, Nature, Culture, and More
Types of Tourism
Sun and Beach Tourism
Mass tourism, also practiced in the interior.
Nature Tourism
Core values are landscape, climate, wildlife, vegetation, and aesthetic, educational, or scientific interest. It takes place in rural, depopulated areas, or areas not too densely populated. It has different branches:
- Mountain Tourism: Shares applications with sports tourism and rural tourism.
- River Tourism: Takes place on board a vessel, complemented by other activities (rivers).
- Green or Eco-Tourism: Has