URP3001 CHAPTER 13

In the knowledge economies of the 21st century, what is the most important item of trade?

Its population now stands at 8.5 million, larger than at any previous point in its history including its former high point, which was hit right before World War II. What city has bucked the decentralization trend more than any other large European city?

What is, and will continue to be, the most populous urban agglomeration on the continent of South America?

Every city has an auditory signature of its own. Which one of the following would not contribute to its auditory signature?

What urban region of the future was predicted by Constantinos Doxiadis?

Metropolitan decentralization is associated with:

Looking towards the future of world urban development, cities of the Global South will:

With respect to city populations, rapid growth is to negative growth as:

Given the cities on the following list, what is the ratio of cities with high network connectivity to cities with low network connectivity? Boston / Kinshasa / London / Pyongyang / Seoul

In terms of public opinion and voting, urban populations are:

With 38 million people, what urban area will remain the world's most populous at least through 2050?

What is, and will continue to be, the most populous urban agglomeration on the continent of North America?

The decentralized nature of the Internet may give an advantage to: more isolated cities all of the above cities on the global periphery small cities

The globalization of cities leads to:

Of the following, which one has had the greatest impact on time-space compression?

In what year did the United States reach the urban‑majority mark?

What percent of the world's population now lives in urban areas?

Which of the following is made possible by ICT?

What two regions will account for an ever increasing number of the world's megacities?

In general, cities in what country on the list below will not drop in rank among the world's most populous urban agglomerations over the next several decades?

Urban gardening:

Which one of the following cities is least vulnerable to sea level rise?

Dubai's Burj Khalifa and Brazil's planned capital of Brasilia are examples of:

Which one of the following describes an urban economic base that could be classified as a K-economy?

The Internet creates new opportunities for lower-ranking cites in the urban hierarchy to compete in niche markets. Which one of the following provides an example of this principle?

Norfolk, located in coastal Virginia, has been targeted as especially vulnerable to sea level rise. What other factor increases the city's vulnerability?

According to the World Bank:

If a make-shift settlement develops on land and if the people who build there have no title to the land, then the settlement is called a:

The Mercer Quality of Life Index found that what cities have the highest quality of life in the world?