GEO 793 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Distillery District, Toron, Greater Toronto Area
4 Oct 2015
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The importance of urban canada in the twenty- first century. In the 1950"s the middle class was the largest chunk of the population (50%), opportunities were relatively equal. Instability generated by intensification of economic competition - our economy is changing very fast (result of globalization). Increased risk for numerous economic sectors facing international competition. The economy was blooming, many people were hired by blackberry to work in their factories. Blackberry"s economic market has declined and has led to a loss of jobs for many residents. Detroit"s past economic prowess when the automobile industry was in full swing and gm was economically strong. Six properties to understand the city. These properties are common to each city, regardless of time and geographic location. Production: one of the most important properties, certain kinds of economic activities cannot be successfully done in rural areas. Cities sell services i. e. education, doctors, lawyers, etc.
