GGR124H1 Lecture Notes - Counterurbanization, Census Geographic Units Of Canada, Louis Wirth
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Midterm exam is in class, it has higher priority than out of class exams. Canadian cities in transition 4th edition, do not need the textbook, checkout. The agenda on tvo, budget discussions, get the course reader. The micro view: internal relationships with the typical city, how do cities work, city as a jigsaw puzzle- ex. Housing is influenced by economic standings, which influences the transit system, and on and on: linkage between neighborhoods. View where we live through the eyes of a urban geographer. Definition is debated, there is no specific, not derived via scientific method. Louis wirth (1938) large, dense, relatively permanent settlement of socially heterogeneous people. Lewis mumford (1961) cities were a fundamental institution. Bunting and filion (2010) places of intense social interactions and exchange between strangers. Dense concentration (agglomeration) of people and activities. Proximity (changes over time, physical proximity is not really important any more, many people are using technology ex. skype, face time.
