SOC205H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Gentrification
Document Summary
Colonialism and staples: most important theme in canadian urban history: that towns, villages, cities were symbols of colonial expansion into new frontiers, canadian development was largely triggered by the demand for staples and staple production, staples: resource based products that are either important for living or necessary for industry, metropolis: dominant city where manufacturing occurs, services are provided, capital is raised, and decision, metropolis hinterland: an interactive but unequal relationship between locations of high population density, decision making and control and locations of staple exploitation and low density. Commercial cities and agricultural hinterlands: emergence of agriculture in southern quebec and southern ontario had several consequences of urban significance, set the stage for more permanent population than the nomadic fur trade could support, fostered development of towns that served as community and retail centres, led to the development of regional centres of commerce and administration which allowed towns to become larger cities.
