GEOG 2220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Garden City Movement, Child Care
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Geog 2220 lecture #11 (oct. 13th) torontoist. com blogto. com. What department stores used to look like in toronto. The suburban fix: corporate suburbs, gendered space. Growth is an important component here that is built into the landscape. (we talked about fordism before) Growth - economic growth and stability; in a form of peace. From the reading by harris - massive growth in the housing sector; he says that the automobile is essential to this particular environment. Finance was key in supporting this particular suburban policy. Only 5000 houses were built by the late 1940s. 1941-1947 canada wartime housing limited; rapid construction; changes in technology. The emphasis is new areas , it reduces uncertainties and having to deal with problems and foundations, and construction patterns. 1944 national housing act is passed and established the cmhc (people who regulate the housing and financing the home ownership in canada). Case study for modern suburbanization in canada.
