Geography MT: Questions

Geography MT: Questions
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Geography MT: Questions (Five Chosen Questions)
Question Three: How does integrating the concept of agglomeration with the Stanback Model help explain the Rust Belt?
An urban agglomeration is defined by a highly developed spatial framework of integrated cities where the relationship between cities is not only anchored on competition but also cooperation (Fang & Yu, 2017). Thus, urban growth should be perceived as an agglomeration process where business organizations find it profitable and feasible to cluster together spatially with other firms in their own and other industries. The Stanback model is a reflection of a tremendous decline in manufacturing, coupled with resultant job losses but followed with increased job opportunities in the service industry. The Stanback Model predicts a situation where highly specialized industrial units in cities undergo challenges in adjusting to the emerging service economy. The Stanback model represents a transition from a manufacturing-based economy to a service based economy in education, research, and medicine. The Rust Belt region in urban development is a manifestation of the Stanback Model. The term ‘Rust Belt’ emerged after a sharp decline in industrial activities, which led to abandonment and desolate factories. The emergence of Rust Belt, as explained under the Stanback Model, could mean that there was no proper integration of some industries and cooperation with others, leading to a lack of feasibility and profitability in the context of the agglomeration process.
Question Five: What are some legacies of Roman Urban Development?
Roman urban development had an unquantifiable impact on the development of other urban cities around the globe. The modern urban centers represent a legacy of early Roman Urban development. Some of the contemporary cities have borrowed a lot from early Roman Empire development, including art, architecture, and technology. Roman Urban Development pioneered the division of labor, which is a hallmark of human agglomeration, which was a key precursor in the emergence of urbanization. When Roman cities are focused pre-modern context, in terms of the estimates of inhabitant population and recorded number of professional organizations, are consistent with theoretical expectation of urban systems in both contemporary and pre-modern era, with a universal set of generative processes (Hanson, Ortman & Lobo, 2017).
Question Six: How were Hansa cities instrumental in the development of capitalism?
Hanseatic League boosted the Hansa citi...