GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Golden Square Mile, Concentric Zone Model, Social Geography
7 Apr 2016
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North american ciies (were essenially the same thing) Mercer *& goldberg: diferent in many diferent ways. More populaion density (product of being more compact) Diference between rich and poor greater in american ciies. Canada ciies are beter places to live, safer, cleaner. Form of the city in north america vs africa. Think of it as a mosaic (with diferent pieces) Poliical trends, etc. (will all show up in diferent ways) Social geography of city of hamilton in 1900 diferent from 2000s. Part of larger way of re organizing global economy. Changes are result of broad forces associated with global shits in manufacturing. Dramaic shit, housing markets is now diferent (smaller households) Ethnocultutal mosaic (in the largest ciies because they are their primary desinaions) Reasons: beter jobs, more likely to be ailiated with people from your culture. Toronto is most culturally diverse city in the world. Being by passed with immigrants who setle in urban neighborhoods.
