Ch 4-7 Textbook Bluewords Flashcards
(25 cards)
What is hinterland
The parts of Canada that depend on natural resources, all of Canada except the heartland.
What are intermediate goods
Include the raw and bulk materials, parts and components that are assembled to create consumer products.
What is a transnational migrant
An immigrant who attains citizenship in one country but keeps ties in place of origin
What is a business improvement area
Part of city where business owners have banded together agreeing to pay costs and support renovations to make an area attractive.
What is a World or global city
Large city that interacts with other places globally as well as other cities within the same country. They interact in terms of flows of information, finance, goods, people
What is polarization
The skewed distribution towards two ends. IE high and low income groups
What are ghettos
Places in cities where there are groups of low income and minority housing. There is prejudice here. Originally it referred to segregated Jewish population
What is an ecological footprint
The resource requirements of an urban area, can also refer to the surface of the planet that is needed to absorb pollution
What is in Urban ecosystem
How natural systems function within built environments of cities
What is urban sustainability
The conditions that are needed to assure the long term availability of natural resources, like water and air, for the existence of urban settlements.
What is new economy
The economy that reflects recent changes of deindustrialization, rise higher tertiary services, and globalization
What is the knowledge-based economy
The perspective by which economic development depends a lot on the educated workforce. This is related to deindustrialization and growth of the higher order tertiary sector
What is governance
The work of government institutions and their decision-making.
What is fordism
economic development that lasted from 1920s to 1970s. There was a rise in consumption and mass production. Required keynesian-type government interventions to stimulate consumption.
What is welfare state
Strong state and government involvement to provide basic needs like healthcare, housing. Also more intervention in the private sector too with things like wages
What is post Fordism
. After Fordism, when fordism was replaced by a more market oriented, or neo Liberal process.
What is gentrification
Process by which high income People buy and upgrade central city housing that was once used by people of lower income.
What are producer services
Services that cater to producers for final demand goods or services like legal work, accounting, maintenance, cleaning
What is knowledge intensive economic activity
The part of the economy that is based on ideas and higher order services.
What is productive diversity
The attraction to a new city that is economically diverse
What are microspaces of the core
The concept that the urban core often is comprised of specialized subareas within walkable distance. For example law courts, hospital/medical complexes, entertainment districts, retail areas.
What is milieu effect
The positive or negative overall sense of the place that’s associated with a distinct Area
What is dislocation
When a major occupant or group of occupants leave a specific area Of the city. For example, gentrification is often a dislocating force
What is regeneration
Same as revitalization. The renewal or regrowth of obsolete. The city or economy. For example the inner city core is being right revitalized in large Canadian 21st century cities.
