urban
relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area
metropolitan
Of, relating to, or denoting a metropolis, often inclusive of its surrounding areas
changes to urban areas
demographic changes, technological innovation, government policies
industrial change
financial institutions
preferences
Canadian cities distinction
greater acceptance of downtown living
greater social mix in terms of incomes and ethnicity; less of a central city/suburban divide
higher densities of population
more social activities
more employment
sectoral employment
primary, secondary, tertiary, quenternary, quinary
NAFTA- North American Free Trade Aggreement
A trade agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico that encourages free trade between these North American countries.
changes in sectoral employment
primary and secondary jobs have decreased where as tertiary jobs have increased
maquiladora
mexican name for manufacturing operations in a free trade zone
canadian prime minister
stephen harper- conservative power
major canadian parties
conservative, liberal, NDP, bloc qu�b�cois
megalopolis
jean Gottmann (1961)- any agglomeration of large, coalescing super cities
-population- 50 million
problems with megalopolis
water supply, pollution, including solid waste, political splintering