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the rise of the gunbelt is the story of the decline of the industrial heartland and its cities. And the emergence of states in the south and west (california, texas, colorado, Florida, etc. ) as economic, political and social powers. the rise of the gunbelt demonstrates that this economic restructuring is a direct result of the rise of the military industrial complex (mic) and a wholly new industry based on defense spending and pentagon contacts. Four types of early canadian suburbs: affluent enclaves (e. g. shaughnessy, vancouver) garden city inspirations, large lots, restrictions on development. wealthy neighbourhoods, $ minimum on housing costs thus restricting type of people that live there: unplanned suburbs (e. g. long branch, toronto) a foothold beyond the street grid, often built by owner builders. lacks infrastructure: middle-class suburbs (e. g. the annex, toronto) more regulated and orderly, row houses, organized. working class owned: industrial suburbs (e. g. maisonneuve, montr al)
