GGR124H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Hectare, United Nations Environment Programme
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Unep reports that 77% of the north american population is urban; over the next 20 years, 300+ million people will live in north american urban areas. Us is growing more urbanized; canada is too but not at a comparable scale. Populations can increase naturally (have children) or [by immigration]. It starts with migration, people have families, then increase happens naturally". Highest increases in nunavut and north-west territories; alberta; half of the increase in the canadian population has been in ontario, indicative of the strength of ontario"s economy . Rate of natural increase has dropped; migration has taken up the slack. Gta has grown by 20% over the last 10 years (850,000 people) every 6-10 years the gta has to provide room for. [density as the # people / hectare urban area] If density doesn"t change, the city grows in size! (whee. Windsor quebec corridor ( canada"s industrial heartland ) most dense .