The Economic insights into Seven Canadian Mid-sized Cities and the Lethbridge Herald that summarizes the report are all referring to a boom and bust cycle and how different sectors are impacted by it. The main bust (recession) referenced in this article would be the decline in oil prices as it has affected Albertans significantly. Intensive agriculture, “high inputs of labour, capital, fertilizer and seed per unit of land”, saved Lethbridge from feeling the recession to the same extent as Red Deer for example making it a unique Alberta city (Hayter & Patchell, Economic Geography, p. 216). This essay will look at the trends of three mid-sized cities, Lethbridge, Red Deer and Medicine Hat, in comparison to both Canada and Alberta and see the
Urban sprawl, where sprawl describes the shift towards lower city densities and expanding citie footprints (Nechyba and Walsh). Comparing the United States before and after the rise of sprawling cities, Americans seem better off because urban sprawl has created higher consumption levels of housing and land for households. Yet these seemingly
In her review of Supersizing Urban America by Chin Jou, titled “'Supersizing Urban America': How U.S. Policies Encouraged Fast Food To Spread”, Tove Danovich discusses the arching topic of national policy and the effect it had with Americans waistbands. Danovich reaches the conclusion the source of the abundance of fast food in underdeveloped communities can be traced back to the 1960s race riots and the formation of the Small Business Association. I, on the other hand, hypothesize it can be trailed back to the end of WWII and the G.I. Bill. In my analysis of her essay, I conclude the government's response to racial inequality lead to the rise of fast food franchises and obesity in low income neighborhoods.
During this period of industrialization, Canada began to shift from an agrarian country, to an urban one. The job opportunities, facilitated by the rapid industrialization, began to pull more people into cities. Accordingly, industrialization during this period also fueled rapid urban expansion. As much of this industrial grow was concentrated in the East, with the population of major centres like Toronto and Montreal growing at exponential rates during this period. These enhanced urban markets induced further economic development, as cities soon became home to large department stores, electricity, and leisure and recreation facilities.
The documentary said each of these places had some part to play in how suburbs change and how that brought up landscapes which were not sustainable. The intended audience of the documentary is the public, especially those living in the Suburban communities. The
Dave Chappele is an iconic American stand up comedian, and actor from the DC area. Chappele was only 14 years old when he began doing stand up comedy at open mics, at an early age it was obvious with his lighthearted manner and fearless jokes that he had a knack for making people laugh. Chappelle graduated from the Duke Ellington School of Arts in 1991, Afterwards Chappele moved to New York city in hopes of taking his stand up comedy to the next level. Chappelle performed at Harlem Apollo Theater, and was booed off stage he was devastated to hit rock bottom once again in his life, but Chappele remained undeterred and continued to improve his craft. His sensational talent and undaunted approach helped him rise up to become one of the most revered
Introduction As the world’s population continues to migrate and live in urban areas, planners, engineers, and politicians have an important role to ensure that they are livable and sustainable. But what defines an urban area and what makes it so attractive? In my opinion, urban areas are places that consist of a variety of land uses and buildings, where services and amenities are easily accessible to the general public, and includes an established multimodal transportation network. Also, it should be a place where people can play, learn, work, and grow in a safe and collaborative manner.
Effect of Gentrification: Introduction In this paper I will describe and explain the impact of gentrification on people of color living in the greater Seattle area in the regards to the issues of accessing housing. Ruth Glass coined the term “gentrification” in 1964 to describe the phenomenon of middle-class settlement in previously working class neighborhoods and the subsequent displacement of the working class residents. In response to these negative images, those with a stake in the process of gentrification, including developers, city planners and new residents, have attempted to replace the term with a variety of alternatives: revitalization, renaissance, rehabilitation and reinvestment (Ruth Glass). Rising property values in the light
Houston is located 165 miles (266 km) east of Austin,[42] 112 miles (180 km) west of the Louisiana border, and 250 miles (400 km) south of Dallas.[43] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 656.3 square miles (1,700 km2); this comprises 634.0 square miles (1,642 km2) of land and 22.3 square miles (58 km2) covered by water.[44] The Piney Woods are north of Houston. Most of Houston is located on the gulf coastal plain, and its vegetation is classified as temperate grassland and forest. Much of the city was built on forested land, marshes, swamp, or prairie which resembles the Deep South, and are all still visible in surrounding areas.
Incorporating analysis’s from material provide in the Development and the City course at the University of Guelph, it is believed that a significant issues is the means to which governments invests in their people. Within cities, municipal governments are often more interested in modernizing than addressing the major structural concerns mentioned above. Furthermore, social inequalities do not just expand across cities, rather this is a problem that engulf the entire nation, which Boo also points to. This can especially be seen when
Canadians clearly cannot afford the consumerist mindset of the postwar suburban citizen. The next problem with Suburbia is its sustainability. Suburban areas are designed in a rural-inspired format, with a population close to one of an urban area. This means that suburban areas take up a lot of space, giving up land that could be put towards agriculture or
Synthesis Essay Whether for better or for worse, America’s society is always changing. Some changes benefit the communities in America while other changes affect it negatively. One of those changes that happened in America is called gentrification. Gentrification is the process of renewing a low-income living area .
When it comes to the effects of urban sprawl on the poorer people, they are left behind in the more undesirable inner parts of the city. Urban sprawl causes the government to increase taxes on the houses outside the city and place restrictions on building new homes within the city. Just like any issue pertaining to government, urban sprawl has its pros and cons. Based on what I’ve read, I don’t think this is a moral or ethical issue.
Kingsley Davis, who is said to have pioneered the study of historical urban demography wrote his “The Urbanization of the Human population” in 1965. In his essay, he states that the history of the world is in fact the history of urbanization and then begins with description of how tiny European settlements grew slowly through the Middle Ages and the early modern period. According to him, urbanization occurred mainly because of rural-urban migration and not the other factors that people believe. He discusses how the production levels of this time period, due to the feudal system, used to favor an agrarian culture and then how the process of urbanization intensified during the 1900s, especially in Great Britain. He then clarifies the difference between urbanization, which he describes as the process of a society becoming more urban-focused, and the growth of cities i.e. the expansion of their boundaries.
It has come to my attention that urbanization tends to take place mainly on farmlands, in 2010, statistics were released showing that America loses an acre of farmland every minute and that the U.S. has lost more than 6 million acres of farmland since 1997. We not only lose an acre every minute, but the loss suffered by farmers and wildlife. Urban sprawl is the toughest problem we face, we lose some of the best fruit farms the country has by replacing them with large houses, parking lots, highways, stores, and malls. When you look around you don 't see very many farmlands which is hard to think that we will have enough land to grow our food in the future with growth of population comes more people and more people comes the need for more housing, which causes cities, and towns to constantly expand. The fact that we lose an acre of land every minute makes it hard to feed a large population, while urban sprawl increases population it also decrease the amount of food like fresh supply, and local foods.
