GEO 793 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: If And Only If, The Globe And Mail, Toronto Purchase
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3 themes: sustainability = necessity to last in long run, unevenness = distribution of certain traits (e. g. income level/rich area vs poor, uncertainty = unsure of whats to come (e. g. job security, economy) 6 properties to understand the city: production. Cities originally created bc production was necessary for city to be sustainable (how to buy food and shit without money?) Rural areas too disperse = each house was sustainable (space for agriculture, farming, etc) City provided concentrated areas (amenities) = no space for agriculture = not self-sustainable: have to sell produced goods to purchase food/shelter. Today"s factories have been replaced by services: reproduction. Grow workforce by having people make babies. Education / health are necessary (ohip, public schools) People are willing to pay more to live closer to amenities. Flexible concepts: what we consider close may not be what people felt was close in the 80s.
