GEOG 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Residential Community
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Gravelbourg, saskatchewan, wasaga beach, ontario and south algonquin, ontario. A typology of rural regions: the rural-urban fringe (ruf, rural areas under urban influence (close to a city) Table: population growth in rural canada, 2001-2006: does vary province to province (territory, ontario is the most urban province. The transition zone between the city and its suburbs, and the countryside : susan mayhew, a dictionary of geography. Exurbanites: commuters who try to gain the benefits of both rural and urban worlds: gaining the natural surroundings and peacefulness of the country without foregoing the economic and entertainment attractions of the city (barber and hathout 1977: 1) Tourists: size of the ruf depends on the size of the metropolitan area it surrounds, could even be 160 kilometres or more e. g. , compare toronto"s with winnipeg"s or saskatoon"s. Exurbanization = settlement in three general locations: rural towns, villages, hamlets, rural subdivisions, scattered rural residences.
