GG102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Economic Restructuring, Spatial Mismatch, Poorhouse
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Four trends are changing canada"s cities: immigration. Most immigrant stay in the largest city. Population is changing, with that; the expectation of different thing is changing, housing for example: retrenchment of the welfare state. Privatization of government tasks such as transit, security, infrastructure: remember the public water supply, a state looks out for the well being of a citizen. Provide all kind of social support, not just money. transit: changes in age structure and living arrangements, aging population. Victoria: retirement (more than 20% over age 65) Calgary: young job seeking families (less than 10%: housing arrangements: One-person households rose from 7. 4% in 1951 to 25% today. The aging structure in canada is rapidly changing: government can earn less revenue; also they need to spend money for aging people, many people live by themselves as single, economic restructuring changes employment. Manufacturing down from 30% in 1951 to 20% today.
