urban and rural settlements by mr. papadopoulos. definition: rural settlement of areas outside...
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Urban and Rural Settlements
By Mr. Papadopoulos
Definition: Rural
Settlement of areas outside cities and towns where population density is low. Economic activities are farming, mining, forestry…
List some rural regions/places in Canada
Prairies, Arctic, Canadian Shield
Flamborough Niagara on the Lake Northern BC, Woodstock Burlington – north of
Hwy 407
Definition: Urban
Settlement of areas inside towns and cities greater than 1000. Population density is high. Economic activities are manufacturing, banking, government services, retail…
What are the 4 largest cities in Canada?
4 Ottawa-Gatineau – 1 million3 Vancouver - 1.8 million2 Montreal - 3.3 million1 Toronto -4.4 million
Positives/Negatives of Urban living
Positives– Jobs– Entertainment– Services– Access
Negatives– Crime– Poverty– Crowded– Pollution– Traffic– Expensive
Positives + Negatives of Rural living
Positives– Clean air– Nature– Low rent– Grow own food
Negatives– Isolation– Low wages– Hard work– Lack of services
Urbanization
The process from which an area changes from being rural to urban
What areas in Burlington are experiencing this:
Orchard Millcroft Tansley woods Appleby line area North of Dundas
Canada's Urbanization over time
0
20
40
60
80
100
1867 1931 1975 2005
urban
rural
Trend- Increasing Urbanization
In 2005 80% of Canadians live in urban areas
20% live in rural areas In the future more will come to live in the
cities meaning cities will become larger, taking up more space
Reasons for growing Urbanization
Jobs, opportunity Services School/Universities Higher Standard of
living Mechanization of
agriculture
Problems/ Issues of Urbanization
Loss of rural areas means loss of…– Farmland– Nature/beauty– Heritage/way of life– Recreation– And more environmental
damage/pollutionmore cars, roads, factories, less trees…
Urban Sprawl
Low density developments surrounding a city taking up much farmland and open space. Relies heavily on automobiles
More cars = more pollution
Climate Change due to green house gasses
Town Hall Meeting: Stakeholders Disscussion
Issue development of a Coal Power Plant north of Dundas in Burlington? Should it happen?
Stakeholders Town Hall
Interests Groups– Ontario Power Generation– City of Burlington– Rural Farmers– Urbanites – yuppies– Conservation/Environmentalists– Developers– Coal inc.