Primate City concept

this powerpoint describes the primate city concept in a easy and presentable mmanner. it is a complete description of the theory giver by mark jefferson in geography.

1. PRIMATE CITY Drishti International Institute for Population Sciences M umbai

2. What is a primate city ???? A  primate city   is a disproportionately larger city  in its country or region than any others in the urban hierarchy T his urban centers has a King effect , P roposed by the  geographer Mark Jefferson in 1939 He defines a primate city as being "at least twice as large as the next largest city and more than twice as significant Primate cities are often but not necessarily the capital city of the country

3. 1 st order city 2 nd order city 3 rd order city

4. FACTORS AFFECTING PRIMACY Small size of the country Population density is very high PCI is low Agrarian economy Colonial history Export orientation of the economy Rural to urban migration pattern Unplanned development.

5. PROBLEMS FACED BY PRIMATE CITIES House shortages Traffic congestion Crime Pollution Urban rural inequalities Increase in land value resulting in price rise Imbalance in development – usually a progressive core, lagging periphery on which primate city depends for labour and other resources

6. EXAMPLES OF COUNTRIES WITH PRIMATE CITIES COUNTRY 1 st CITY Population 2 nd CITY Population United kingdom LONDON 7 million Birmingham 1 million Thailand BANGKOK 7.5 million Chiang mai 1 million Mexico MEXICO CITY 8.6 million Guadalajara 1.6 million France PARIS 9.6 million Marseilles 1.3 million

7. Case study : BANGKOK (largest in the world) Capital city of T hailand since more than 200years One of the worlds most populous city in the world 7 .5 million registered population Geographical area : 1569 sq km Density : 3600 person per sq km Has explosive growth of urbanization 70% of Thailand's urban population lives in Bangkok

8. Problems in bangkok Traffic congestion Poor urban planning Pressure on land use Few recreation spots Unemployment Poverty Degradation of standard of living Pollution

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