UNIT 5: Urban Places - GEO EXAM PREP

TERM: Residential Density

Number of housing units per hectare

TERM: Population density

Number of individuals per unit area

TERM: Urban sprawl

Uncontrolled expansion of urban areas.

TERM: Urbanization

Movement of people from rural areas to cities (GROWTH)

Urban Centres

Industrial

Tourist

Services Centres

Resource Centres

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Urban Centres #1

Industrial City:

People worked in factories located in the city → GREW

Company provide housing & services

EX. Ford & Detroit - Manufacturing

Urban Centres #2

Tourist City:

- Physical geography

EX. Whistler & Banff → Beautiful mountains

- Human geography - History, architecture, museums, culture, etc.

EX. WINNIPEG → The Forks ...OR... Paris → Art, museums, culture

Urban Centres #3

Service Centres:

Employees working in government

EX. WINNIPEG, Ottawa, Washington D.C., etc. → Capital Cities

Urban Centres #4

Resource Centers

Based on a NATURAL RESOURCES (small)

EX. Thompson, MB → Mining

WINNIPEG'S URBAN FUNCTIONS

1. Government workers/political figures

- Capital City → Legislative building

- Downtown: Courts

2. Tourist attractions (Human geography heavy)

- The Forks, Canadian Museum of Human Rights, Manitoba Museum, Kids Museum, Concert Hall, MTC, Fringe Festival events, Pride/Heritage/Black History Month events, ETC.

3. Transportation and Manufacturing

- Railway in centre of Canada (Union Station)

Urban Land Use

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1. Residential - Where people live

- Single houses, townhouses, low/high-rise apartments

2. Transportation - Roads, airports, bikeways, railways, etc.

3. Commercial Land Use - Shopping/retail area -> MALLs

4. Industrial - Factories, warehouses, manufacturing

5. Institutional & Public Buildings - Schools, religious buildings, hospitals, government

6. Open & Recreation Space - PARKS!! Fields, areas, stadiums, urban forests, etc.

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Urban Place: RURAL

'The country', outside of city

PRO:

- Close-knit community

- Lower housing/land cost

- Access to nature

CON:

- Transportation dependancy --> WEATHER limits transport

- Poor access to resources (healthcare)

- Fewer job opportunities

Urban Place: REMOTE

Isolated area, limited transportation, few people

PRO:

- Close community

- Freedom/Isolation

- Access to nature

CON:

- Stigma/pride may LIMIT people

- Higher road/car maintenance cost

- EVERYTHING costs more

Urban Place: URBAN

Cities !!

PRO:

- Beautiful architecture

- Many opportunities

- Easy access to services (healthcare)

CON:

- Crowded/Over-populated

- Polluted

- Minimal space

- High house/land cost

Smart Growth (4)

1. Mixed land use - Building residential, commercial, institutional, and recreational spaces near eachother

---> Osbourne Street, & New York: SoHo neighborhood

2. Walkable neighbourhoods - Areas designed to make pedestrian transport w/out car easy!

---> Exchange District, & London: Covent Garden

3. Preserving open spaces - 'growing up, not out', conserve nature by adding new development in existing urban areas

---> Assiniboine Forest/Park, & Montreal: The Darlington Ecological Corridor

4. Variety of transportation choices - Safe, reliable and interconnected options beyond a personal vehicle

---> Peg City Car CO-OP, & Toronto: Subway and Rapid Transit

Ways Cycling Helps a City (4)

Safer Streets - More bikes = LESS cars = LESS crashes

---> CALMS TRAFFIC

Safer Sidewalks - Dedicated lanes = LESS crashes

Saves Money For Taxpayers - LESS MONEY on ROADS

---> Less usage = less matience

Health Care Savings - Health benefits of cycling!

---> Form of EXERCISE

Widening of Kenaston

- Induced demand = Busy -> make bigger -> get busy again -> cycle repeats

- Very high cost --> comes out of taxes for YEARS

- Minimal benefits

Portage & Main to Pedestrians

- Opening intersection = easier transport access

- Enjoy FAMOUS intersection

- Closed underground cross = Lost carvered-stone :(