Large towns {city, sociology} have higher population density, more cultural events, and more information.
formation
Modern cities arise as agricultural productivity rises, businesses make large factories, large markets form for goods and services, and population increases. Villages and towns become cities. Work becomes more specialized. Religion and priests gain more power. Land management and irrigation begin, and fertility rites end. Political leaders arise. Armies, militias, and police forces form. Bureaucracy develops. Commodity markets start. Food surpluses allow some people not to farm. Some people accumulate wealth.
people
City people tend to conceal feelings, stay in control in social situations, be realistic, follow their self-interest, be indifferent, be socially reserved, and be conscious of time.
Cities can grow to meet each other and make large urban regions {megalopolis}|.
Eliminating or renovating deteriorated buildings {urban renewal} can dislocate people, shift rents, disrupt neighborhoods, increase crowding, and decrease safety.
Cities can have poor residential areas {slum}.
Cities can have areas {suburb}| around them with residences but no factories.
Cities can grow in rings. Center is for business, with circles of light manufacturers, homes, residences, heavy manufacturers, and suburbs {concentric zone theory}.
Cities can grow from several centers, determined by needs, communication, and geography {multiple-nuclei theory}.
Cities can grow outward on radii that follow transportation lines {sector theory}.
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