PLAN100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Lake Ontario, Fordism, Lower Canada
20 Mar 2016
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Canadian cities in transition - epochs of canadian urban development. Urbanization is often shaped by major transition at critical moments, leave a mark on the community as well as systems present. There are five epochs of urban development: mercantile era: 1600-1800, agricultural settlements: 1800-1850, great transitions manufacturing transition: 1850-1945, post ww2 fordist and keynesian boom: 1945-1975, neo liberal turn: 1975-present. Was heavily reliant and controlled by colonial power (britain) Economic development in canada was deterred when competing with britain: furs were primary export during this time. Canadian population was low in comparison with other colonies (340,000 by. 1800: montreal was largest at 8,000 compared with nyc at 60,000, settlements all close to either sea coast in maritimes, the st. lawrence and north shore of lake ontario. Urban form took shape of pedestrian oriented cities constructed in grid form. Rapid population increase occurred during this time, made canada rise to one- tenth us population with 2,436,000 settled here in 1851.
