Monthly Archives: February 2012

week 6

Last week, we talked about the land rent and use of urban areas, and the land economics. Because the land is limited, as more and more people want land, the quantity will decrease and the price will increase. Also, the … Continue reading

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Week 5 (poverty)

Tuesday’s discussion on the connection between poverty, education, wealth, income etc. was a good topic for discussion and interesting to see different views that people have on the issue. Data  shows that lack of education/poverty are intertwined and can be … Continue reading

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Week 4 (Urban Divide)

Ever since urbanization truly began to increase in the 1800’s, the divide between racial groups was evident. As people moved into cities, they naturally moved into areas where they fit in, which was usually with their own race. In the … Continue reading

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urbanization problems

On last Thursday class, we talked about the movement from rare areas, suburban, and urban areas. This process went through industrialization, and development of the transportation. We were talking about the different themes that we gained from the short movie. … Continue reading

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