HIST 1150 Lecture Notes - Nepotism, Centre Wellington, Ontario, Common Sense Revolution
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Pols 3270 week 1 wednesday january 8 th 2014. Most municipalities in canada are small and rural. Focus is on urban municipalities: rapid urbanization 18. 3% urban in 1871; 80% in 2001; 85-90% by 2020, urban growth regions, toronto/golden horseshoe. 3) vancouver & lower mainland: calgary-edmonton corridor, projected growth for guelph, economic well-being tied to local level (e. g. , toronto = 44% of ontario gdp) Most of our lives are grounded in the municipal level yet all of our news in international: social problems rooted in urban environment. Its not surprising that people feel very alienated from cities. Neighbourhoods are trying to reconnect with their communities like they were in the past. The current urban cities have made that difficult ( parking your car in the garage and not seeing your neighbours) Its that human connection that makes a huge difference. Cities are large and congested, ( 4 mill people will come to toronto in the next few decades.
