GEOG 329 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Granville Island, E.G. Time, Corn Belt
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Absolute location: considered the exact geographic location --> Relative location: relative with regard to physical features or to other political units. When other countries are associated with certain things (i. e. political occurrences) Historical particularity of different phases of capitalist development. Granville island versus downtown --> local businesses versus global brands. Structural interdependences between commodity production, social reproduction and urbanization. Relative distance: whether the distance is meaningful enough to the events unfolding around them, transforming physical distance into relative terms. Functional distance: intensity of exchanges, e. g. the circulation of goods (material or culture) between two places. For example, if you are looking at a internet network and social media network, the functional distance would be quite small since you are part of an advanced and rapid network. Socio-cultural distance: among and between different people (e. g. social classes, segregated neighborhoods, interpersonal relations and sense of community and social proximity)
