Post modern wester cities

• Examples of Post-Modern western cities?

  Sydney, Los Angeles, East London
• How many characteristics are there in Post Modern Western cities?

  5
• Urban Form and architecture in a pmwc?

  less uniform architecture, wide range of styles, more focus on expression, greater use of heritage.
• Urban Structure


  multi-nodal structure, hi-tech corridors and post sub-urban developments.
• Economy in PMWC's


  service based economy, globalised economy, focus on tertiary and quaternary industry.
• Urban Planning in a PMWC

  fragmented planning, focus on aesthetics rather than practicality.
• Culture and society in PMWC's


  great ethnic diversity, fragmented culturally, high degree of social polarisation, higher social and economic inequality.