GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Cultural Assimilation, Acculturation, Minority Group
12 Dec 2016
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Geog 1ha3 human geographies: society and culture. Lecture 18: urban and social geography i: residential segregation nov 15, 2016. The component parts of the urban landscape are: downtown (i. e. the central business district (cbd, residential areas - housing (i. e. neighbourhoods) -- biggest component of city landscape. Industrial areas (i. e. manufacturing, railway, airport, etc. : commercial areas (i. e. offices, stores, restaurants) The built form of neighbourhoods is relatively permanent; changes come incrementally and/or via broader scale redevelopment. Individual (and groups of) people and their respective cultural traits. The people that comprise neighbourhood residents also change incrementally (people move), but over time the social-cultural character of neighbourhoods can change: recall: assign. #1 - observed neighbourhood change over time via fire insurance plans and city directories (changes in surnames in neighbourhood) - displacement of low income residents: cultural. Cork town, cabbagetown -- irish neighbourhood hamilton, toronto.
