RMG 200 Lecture Notes - Underground Railroad, Bureaucrat
30 Mar 2014
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3 themes: sustainability, unevenness, uncertainty (globalization has made this more important/not new) 6 properties to understand the city (characterise all cities, all across the world in any time frame, always present) production, reproduction, proximity, place, governance. There is a rich history well before the development of the city. During the last ice age (20, 000 bce to 15, 000bce) north america had zero human being (duh). When the ice started retreating to the poles, since 10,000 years ago, there were people already present in toronto area. Aboriginals were very peaceful and successful until earopeans arrives in the 1500s. They stopped in the maritimes and gradually settled in quebec city and montreal (the french). Gradually the french started to penetrate into the interior of canada. Because a) curiosity and: to pursue/expand the fur trade business. Finally arrived in toronto, and established a military fort: fort rouille (1720). In europe at the time, british vs french were fighting.
