1. Urbanization

2. Urbanization in Canada
% of Canadians lived in rural areas
Today- 80% of the population lives in cities or towns
Switch occurred in 1921

3. Rural vs Urban Urban Rural highways houses Transportation
Infrastructure
services

4. Urbanization
Urbanization refers to the percentage of a country’s total population living in a urban area
Urbanization has occurred as a result of new technology and the changes that took place in the economies of both rural and urban places.

5. Urbanization Urbanization occurred because of changes in the economy
agricultural machinery was developed
More jobs were created with the industrial revolution
Rural residents moved into the towns
Immigrants moved to cities

6. Urban Sprawl
Definition “The outward expansion of urban centres to nearby undeveloped bordering areas”.
Examples in Waterloo Region include: Activa, New Hamburg, Elmira, Ira Needles

7. Urban Renewal
4 types of city renewal

8. 1. Renovation When an individual building is renovated or altered
In process called ‘gentrification’, an older rundown house is gutted and completely rebuilt as a nice home.
Example – an older home renovated into a bookstore or into smaller units/apartments

9. 2. Redevelopment
Where one type of building is torn down and another one is built in its place
Common in older parts of a city when a building has become unsafe and the land is valuable (i.e. Mayfair hotel)
Example – tearing down a warehouse and building a new high rise apartment building

10. 3. Land Reclamation
This involves renewing areas that have become so polluted that they’re not being used for anything.
Mount Trashmore – McLennan Park

11. 4. Diversifying This is when renewal is launched on a grand scale.
Instead of watching a town get run down, a community will decide to diversify or develop new industries. By reducing its dependence on one industry, the community will likely thrive for a long time.
Example – Elliott Lake in northern Ontario was a mining town, but now attracting retirees.

12. Classwork Define the following (page 260) Impacts of Urban Sprawl
Rural Urban Fringe
New urbanism
Smart Growth
Greenbelt
Impacts of Urban Sprawl
For the environment
For people