1.4+Physical+landscapes

** __Describe the changes taking place__ **
The changes that take place due to globalization are seen mainly in the cities that have become the power bases of globalization. These include London, New York, and Tokyo but increasingly LEDC and NIC cities too.

In Seoul, foreign firms such as McDonald's have become a common part of the physical structure of the city. The Olympics in the 1988 helped bring attention to Seoul and with it the globalization of the city. Hollywood films are released in Seoul and many American products are easily available. However, this globalization is a two way path. Korean firms such as Samsung, LG have spread out to Europe and North America, further changes brought by globalization. Apart from the physical changes to the cities such as Seoul, there are also environmental changes brought on by globalization. Seoul has chronic traffic congestion and the fumes from the cars are becoming a problem as the city is in a basin, leaving the pollution trapped above the city. Waste disposal has also become problematic as globalization brings in new products, as well as new waste. **So, global cities take on a similar appearance in terms of building desing, shops available, advertising posters seen etc.**

Shanghai - the growing urban middle-class made a consumer boom and a property boom in the city. - Western shops prodominate in the pedestrianised shopping street - more than one million households have been displaced to flats area on outskirts of the city in order to make way for the massive developments in the centre: modern offices and sky-scapers.

__Explain the main forces generating this change__
Shanghai: -500 multinational companies in China migration from all over the world

=== __To what extent does this change reduce cultural diversity?__ Do cities eally all look the same? Sometimes, modern offices, housing estates and shopping malls do, regardless of where they are built. But, architects soemtimes try to incorporate local styles into their designs. The history of a city as a strong influence on its appearence - Paris and Brussels therefore have very different styles to New York or Sydney. ===

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