GEO 793 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Creative Class, Toronto Community Housing, Golden Horseshoe
31 May 2016
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Social mix planning: create socio-economically diverse urban areas. Could it work for public housing developments: history: 1840s britain: social harmony and cost-ef ciency: used to ease the tension between the different economic classes (poor & rich, goal: mix the classes in order to increase stability in areas (use higher class for improvements in community) 1970s toronto reform movement : preservation over development. 1980s: neo-liberalism and global economic reconstruction: disappearance of small-medium service providers, entrepreneurial actions of large service providers such as toronto community. Toronto: socio-spatial transformations: continue rapid suburban growth, decline and disinvest in inner suburbs, inner city reinvestment (gentri cation) Gentri cation includes: upgrading individual homes to the construction of apartment towers, larger developments (stadiums, theatres, parks, change from low-medium income to higher income area (entertainment district) Toronto gentri cation history: 1976 - toronto central area plan, 1994 - mayor barbara hall - economic development policy.
