GEOG 2UI3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Core-Based Statistical Area, Urban Geography, Census Tract
30 Aug 2016
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Concerned with local variability within a general context. Understanding distinctiveness of individual places (scale of towns, cities, etc. ) and regularities within and between urban areas (spatial relationships b/w people and their environment). Heidelberg project abandoned house covered with stuffed animals street free of trash, crime and created a sense of community provide educational opportunities for neighbourhood children to experience art. Social environment norms of behaviour, attitudes, culture, etc. Cities must be viewed as a part of the economies and societies that maintain them. Space not just a medium where economic, social, political and historical processes are expressed factor that influences patterns of urban development and the nature of the relationships b/w different social groups within cities. Territoriality particular groups within society to attempt to establish form of control, dominance, or exclusivity within a localized area. Space + membership + identity = social interaction. Groups influence spatial settings, which mold attitudes and behaviour of people.
