Sociology 2152A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Western Settlement, Inland Port, West Vancouver
9 Feb 2017
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Political economy perspective: points out the decisions made by people in positions of power, especially in business/politics, and have a major impact on how urbanization proceeds. Canadian urbanization is related to the settlement of europeans: minimizes the role of the aboriginals as the first occupants of the territory, amerindians preceded europeans, scattered across the land as hunters and gatherers. Permanent european settlements in canada organized around 2 functions: collection and distribution points for the staple resources, military outposts to establish control. Towns, villages, cities are symbols of colonial expansion into new frontiers. Urban places rose into prominence represented attempt to push back the. Canadian development was largely triggered due to demand from staple frontiers of the canadian territory products such as fish, fur, etc. Staples are resource-based products that are either important for living or necessary for industry. Metropolis-hinterland: places that provide staple products to sustain the. Relationship between metropolis and hinterland is symbiotic (tilted.
