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Unsettling Cities

The document discusses the definition and formation of cities, how cities are classified in the Philippines, and why people move to cities. It defines cities as places with high population densities and focuses on connectivity within cities and how to diagnose it by looking at social interaction and engagement between residents.

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Unsettling Cities

The document discusses the definition and formation of cities, how cities are classified in the Philippines, and why people move to cities. It defines cities as places with high population densities and focuses on connectivity within cities and how to diagnose it by looking at social interaction and engagement between residents.

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“Unsettling
Cities, Cities of
Connection and
Disconnection”
OBJECTIVES:

The learners should be able to:


•To define the nature and Formation of Cities.
•To describe a Universal Definition of Cities.
•To identify How are cities Classified in the Philippines.
•To identify Why do People move in Cities.
•To define the attributes of Cities.To understand the subject matter
of Cities of Connection and Disconnection.

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“
What is
Cities?

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• Cities remain full of
social tensions. But
perhaps one key
difference pointed out
elsewhere in the series
(Massey, Allen and Pile,
1999).

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What is the first City in the World?

➢ The very first cities were


founded in Mesopotamia after
the Neolithic Revolution,
around 7500 BCE.
Mesopotamian cities included
Eridu, Uruk, and Ur. Early cities
also arose in the Indus Valley
and ancient China

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“
How are the
Cities Classified?

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• Highly urbanized cities are those with a minimum population of (200,000
inhabitants, as certified by the National Statistics Office, and with the latest annual
income of at least P50,000,000.00 based on 1991 constant prices, as certified by the
city treasurer per Section 452 of Republic Act 7160).
• To date, there are a total of 146 cities in the Philippines, 33 of which are categorized
as Highly urbanized cities, 5 are Highly urbanized cities and 108 are Component cities

• Independent Component Cities are cities whose charters prohibit their voters from
voting for provincial elective officials. Independent component cities shall be
independent of the province.
• Component Cities are cities which do not meet the above requirements shall be
considered component cities of the province in which they are geographically located.

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Why do People move
in Cities?
➢ Up to the Industrial Revolution people all over the world
lived mainly in the countryside. In 1800, only 3 % of the world’s
population lived in cities. In 1900 only 12 cities had more than 1
million people.
➢ Today, about half of the world’s population lives in urban areas.
There are over 400 cities with more than a million people.
In developed countries, up to 70 % or more live in larger
cities, whereas in poorer countries this rate is below 40 %.

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How to diagnose
connectivity?
➢ People connectivity — this exists
where a place promotes social
interaction and community
engagement; where there is a
sense of place, identity,
community attachment and social
diversity; and where people from
all walks of life come into everyday
contact with each other. This
builds social capital and empathy
across the social-cultural
spectrum.

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REFERENCES
➢ United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2014).
World Urbanization Prospects: The 2014 Revision, CD-ROM Edition.
➢ UN-Habitat (2016) World Cities Report: Urbanization and Development, Emerging Futures,
Nairobi.
➢ United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2018).
World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision, Methodology. Working Paper No.
ESA/P/WP.252. New York: United Nations.
➢ United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2018).
World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision, Methodology. Working Paper No.
ESA/P/WP.252. New York: United Nations.

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Thank You
and
God Bless!

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