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Socio-spatial polarization & environmental racism
Spatial divisions in the city
Cities are spatially differentiated
îGeography, topography, accessibility, amenity (green environment)
îKey process is sorting of people into different part of the city
îDifferent sorting processes
- Wealth (being able to afford to live in certain neighbourhood)
- Race
- Occupation
- Age
- Sexual preference
* Occupation is less of a sorting process now because people are more mobile
Sorting processes
îPrice is most powerful sorting process
îHigh amenity areas are more expensive
îWealthy people bid up prices of high amenity spaces
îSeen as a normal and natural aspect of property markets
îNormalization = invisibility
îHuge consequences historically and today
îBetter facilities are built around high amenity spaces
îRich people will invest in their own community, becomes a self reinforcing
process
îToronto is experiencing the disappearance of the middle class
îPoor are getting poorer, and the wealthy has gotten a lot more wealthy
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