Post 3: Urbanization and Industrialization

In the second Industrial revolution, new factories powered by new energy sources used new process to get new products. Britain led the industrial revolution followed by Germany France US and Belgium. Cities were made better, especially the most poor parts (urban renewal). For example, street lights increased safety and sewage systems lowered death rates. New technology decreased the death rate, such as hopitals using clean instruments instead of dirty ones. Also, Robert Koch identified the bacteria that caused TB, so people decided to be more sanitary (they bathed and changed their clothes more often). However, as the industrial revolution continued, technology worked against people by replacing them with machines at their jobs (assembly lines at auto industries).





A city that would be very interesting to live in is Venice, Italy, because of its 150 canals. Howard Hillman, a travel expert, explains the most famous of the canals, "The grand canal is lined with luxorious centuries-old palazzos with ornate Renaissance-style facades- and is spanned by the elaborately designed Rialto Bridge." To the right is one of the canals in Italy, showing the methods of transportation that are available there: boating and walking. No cars. I think that it would be rather peaceful living in Venice with out the cars and roads. The only thing that is bad about visiting Italy right now is how much it will cost me. The current exchange rate is 1.47380 dollars per every euro, meaning that US dollars wouldn't go very far in Venice.