Urbanization

Re-read the following 2 pieces (available on the course website). Take notes, and highlight ideas, passages and concepts that seem most interesting and important. Lectures should also be helpful. Massey, D. (1994) “A Global Sense of Place.” In Space, Place and Gender. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. Hulchanski, D. (2007) “The Three Cities Within Toronto: Income Polarization Among Toronto’s Neighbourhoods, 1970- 2005.” University of Toronto Cities Centre.STEP 2: Field Worka) Site selectionYour first task is to define the borders of your site. You can bound your site as you like, but it should be large enough to include a diversity of land uses and built forms and small enough that you can observe and map the entire area. In most areas, a few square blocks is large enough. We will discuss this in class but if you are uncertain, check with your TA.b) Site observationVisit your site, taking notes as you move about, and perhaps take pictures to help you remember things (or to include in your paper). You should especially take note of things like land use, building density and type, transit accessibility and options, housing type, retail form and signage, and community facilities.c) Site MapDraw a map of the different land uses in your site (which you must submit with your assignment). You may wish to use categories such as ‘industrial’, ‘residential’, ‘commercial’, and ‘park / open space’ to highlight some of the issues noted in b) (above) on your map.STEP 3: Analysis and WritingUsing a maximum of 1000 words, answer the questions below. You are encouraged to use these subheadings and to include references to your fieldwork throughout, and you MUST refer to both of the readings (Massey and Hulchanski) in your text. You should consider how your experience of the site challenges OR confirms ideas from the readings. Be specific with the examples you use from your field work to support your claims. Besure to include a short INTRODUCTION with a clearly stated argument, and a CONCLUSION that summarizes your main ideas. Local Scale: 



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