GGR252H1 Chapter Notes -Central Canada, Centrality, Canadian Shield
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Chapter seven: urban markets by jim simmons and shizue kamikihara. North of canada sparsely populated no point for the conventional retailer especially with rockies and canadian shield. Central canada (owned by ontario and quebec) : vancouver calgary (regional center for prairies prev. Decline in fertility and mass immigration (mainly in toronto, montreal, vancouver, Ottawa: alberta increase in rural and creates programs for common-day needs (oil, growth in income = more stores. Increase in household size = declines in household income. Most jobs in canada are service-based with growth in usage and employment. Few lost employment in cities with many on the northern frontier cause meotrpolitan area growing quick. Centrality important in distribution and choice of store so typically using regression model to determine commercial employment based on population and income level. log employment= 2994+1. 054 log population+0. 467 log income. R2 = proportion of variance in employment by other two variables (esp. market size)
