GEOG 357 Lecture 2: L2
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Conceptualization of space be measured: spaces as a container, 2 and three dimensional, separate from time. Historical fluctuation of value: 1860- saw mills in burrard inlet, rooming houses, subsequent devaluation. Legal mechanism/proveses of eviction: renovictions: using renovations as a way to evict people from their homes, fixed term leases. Rentier capitalism: exploitation of low-income people, sahota siblings. Medical industrial complex: overmedication: medicines rising in prices, a(cid:374)d people ca(cid:374)"t afford it, opioid demand. Neoliberalism: rollback of welfare states, shutting down facilities, ngo-ization of care.