After watching the two films on London and New York from the series "We Built This City," there were a number of similarities and differences between the two cities. One of the similarities are that both cities show the importance and the relationship of urban geography in the growth of the cities. One of the differences is that New York began by Sprawling, lacking organization, but ended in successful urban planning, while London never succeeded in urban planning.
One of the similarities that the two cities have is their urban geography. In the text, Cities and Urban Life by John J. Macionis and Vincent N. Parrillo, by stating, “urban geography, focuses on the significance of the city’s location and natural resources” (Macionis and Parrillo