Homogenization of Landscapes                                

Explain the evolution of uniform urban landscapes; the effects of common commercial activity, structures, styles of construction, and infrastructure. 

Homogenization is the process of people, products and places becoming the same.
A major example of the homogenization of landscapes are "clone towns". Clone towns is a term that mostly describes the state of British town. it is a term that shows how the centres of main towns have become dominated by the same chain stores, making them all very similar. There are some negative factors that arrive from this way of homogenization of landscapes. 
The 4 Negative factors:

1. Small family / independently owned businesses will loose consumers because they would move to larger trans national companies that can provide either batter or more normal goods. Deeming the locally owned business' goods as inferior compared to the TNC's goods or services, 
2. The choice of goods would, depending on the income of the area's population, lessen. This is because the international companies that have stores in the clone towns limits the amount of supply due to the fact that a business can only stock a limited amount of profitable goods.
3. The local suppliers would be treated unfairly because of the monopolistic powers of these businesses. The suppliers would and can criticize this unfairness; however, they would be risking the loss of business.
4. There is a possibility of a loss in cultural identity in food. There are many different areas and regions that are close to one another but have a contrasting food or dress style. Due to the similar, if not the same, business in multiple towns, there will be a loss in identity because of the same (or similar) food styles, life styles, and clothe styles provided by the businesses.

There are other such Homogenizations of Landscapes such as Westernization or Americanization.
Both Westernization and Americanization used to be spread through the concept of colonizing other nations. Now it is done by the political and economic pressure set upon those nations who are not up in the economic or political standard as the Northern America or western europe. Because every nation prefers economic and political dominance, it is commonsense to adopt the ways of those who are already in the highest ranks in the two sectors (political and economic sectors). Therefore the ideas such as infrastructure, politics, law, and language is spread to many different nations. As a result there is a homogenization of 
common commercial activity, structures, styles of construction, and infrastructure

optional ACTIVITY:

what do you think are some positive factors of the homogenization of landscapes such as the example of clone town in britain?