GEOG 3701 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Automobile Dependency, Urban Sprawl, Analog Television
2 Dec 2016
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Ethonoburbs = suburbs ethnic clusters of residential areas & business districts. Multi-ethnic communities in which one ethnic minority group has a significant concentration, but does not necessarily comprise a majority (li 1998: ethonoburbs the new ethnic community in suburban america wei li 1998. Reflecting agency of new waves of immigrants. Diverse and exhibit considerable class diversity: mcguire, 2012 ubc map of 36 variables in toronto; summaries cities inside of the city. Technoburbs suburban concentrations of high tech industries; reflect shift of employment away from the central city; spurred by advances in communications and information technology (silicon valley for example) fishman 1987. Edge cities = concentrations of employment/retail at fringe of large metro areas in otherwise low-density suburban areas (ie. kanata, on; surrey, bc) garreau, 1991. Reaction against suburban sprawl, edge cities, ad technoburbs; seen as isolating, automobile dependent, placeless *kunstler) idealization of small town life (neotraditionalism). Harness suburban growth; channel into new small towns and communities (in suburbs and cities)
