Abstract This paper discusses the concept of urbaneconomics and uses a case example to demonstrate how cities attract and retain new business development. The scenario that the paper uses is of an economic consultant who is hired by the city of Moncton to conduct a proposal favouring business development by either Molson Inc. or AcmePharma Inc.
From the Paper "Quality of place is a crucial factor for corporations seeking to expand operations. Some companies focus on the knowledge economy when making location and investment decisions. Canadian cities from coast to coast must continue to improve and invest in communities by creating new business development opportunities that foster job creation and economic growth. Since the 1990's, the Greater Moncton Area (GMA) has flourished to become Atlantic Canada's top destination for new business development."
Abstract This paper discusses urbaneconomic development in the Greater Moncton region. The paper discusses two businesses who are vying for a location to set up a manufacturing plant in the area. The paper discusses the fact that Molson has been selected as the third best city in Canada for new business development and expansion.
From the Paper "A lot has changed over the past decade and new business opportunities in Moncton are better than ever. In the boom, bust, and echo cycle of the economy, Moncton is experiencing the boom. Moncton's rapid growth rate over the past ten years has transformed the city into a booming mecca for new opportunities in business development. The Canadian Business Magazine ranked Moncton as the third best city in Canada for new business development and expansion."
Abstract The paper analyzes neo-liberalism within the context of urbaneconomicgeography, while simultaneously providing an analysis that shows its progress and impact within the North American region. The paper focuses on the economic implications of neo-liberalism and discusses how, since there are challenges to neo-liberalism, it is imperative that central themes related to the urbaneconomicgeography be analyzed. The paper includes color graphs, charts and diagrams.
Outline:
Introduction
Understanding UrbanEconomicGeography Neo-liberalism and Urban Restructuring
Growth of Neo-liberalism in North America - Some Contradictions for UrbanEconomicGeography Conclusion
From the Paper "The paper will provide a unique outlook on geographic thought, since it will be done with the necessary analytical tools used in the social sciences. Urban economic geography is one of the few specializations that can simultaneously analyze a complex issue such as neo-liberalism and its economic and political implications in the domestic and international realm and aspects of urban geography. The analysis will provide some insight into the spatial geographic development within the US as the issue is examined within the urban context."
At look at Hawaii under the following headings: recreation, tourism, agriculture, industry, transport. Examines the urbanization that is occurring due to the growth of the economy.
1,185 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 3 sources, 2000, $ 40.95
Abstract This paper presents the uniqueness of Hawaii's economicgeography and how it's growing economy is forever altering the land.
From the Paper "The Hawaiian islands are unique. Of course, it can be said that all places and regions are unique, since each differs in some particular way from its? surroundings. The unique differences of places and regions are what make the Earth an intriguing planet. "
Abstract This paper defines and illustrates ten key concepts in economicgeography. They range from Globalization to 'localized economies of scale.' Each of the terms is illustrated through references to the contemporary Canadian business environment.
Abstract This paper examines and critiques two articles that deal with urban space and its primary features. The first of the two articles presents some of the main concepts and ideas by which Urban Spatial Structure can be understood. The second of the two articles presents a review of Canadian urban social geography and what it suggests about the state of the Canadian urban landscape and about our present course in housing and social policy. The paper analyzes the pros and cons of both articles and suggests both are worthwhile additions to the literature.
Abstract This analysis includes several perspectives including historical and regional overviews of Canadian geography and its specific relation to economic development and activity. This essay concludes with issues that relate to recent economic changes such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and Globalization.
Abstract This paper discusses the two major waves of economicgeography, that is the epistemological wave and the hermeneutic of cultural wave. It also discusses incorporating artisanal production in theory forming in geography and why this is so important to research in geography.
From the Paper "Artisanal Production and Geography The relationship between art and science has always been a contentious one. In many causes art and artisanal production have been ignored by disciplines wishing to be more scientific. This situation is discussed by Trevor J. Barnes in Retheorizing Economic Geography. Barnes argues that there have been two major waves of economic geography. These are the epistemological and the hermeneutic or cultural wave. The epistemological wave was characterized by a strong reliance on science (Barnes 546). For this reason the social, cultural and artistic were usually not dealt with in economic geography during the first wave."
Abstract This paper illustrates the diversity of global urban experience and examines variations in levels of urbanization and rates of change in that level over the period 1975-2000 amongst different countries and world regions and particularly among developed and developing nations. It also examines the relationships between urbanization, level of national economic development and social conditions and the inconsistencies in these relationships within different countries and regions. The data for this examination comes from three tables that provide information on levels of urbanization, population, growth rates, income and economic development for UN countries.
Abstract This paper examines the theory that as Asia develops, its economicgeography will continue to endure some unique challenges posed by globalization, biotechnology and the green revolution.
From the Paper "Asia, home to more than half of the human race, spans a geographic area that reaches from Pakistan and India in the west, across China and Mongolia to the north, extending to Japan in the east and throughout Indonesia in the south. An area..."
Tags: asia, geography, development, biotechnology, globalization, green revolution
Abstract For people who live in a country such as Canada, most are aware of the prominence of urban centers. In fact, the majority of people live and work in urban areas in most, if not all, industrialized countries. But this only serves to focus attention on topics such as global variations in levels of urbanization as well as the relationship between urbanization, economic development and social conditions. These topics will be covered in the analysis of this paper.
Abstract The book and the two articles chosen for review were selected as they represent critical "bookends" in the field of Canadian urbangeography during the formative period in which immigration transformed physical and social landscapes of Canada's cities. As this review demonstrates, while Donald Kerr's and Jacob Spelt's "The Changing Face of Toronto: A Study in UrbanGeography" explores the geography of Toronto as both a "natural" and a human construct, articles by Carlos Teixeira and Gilles Lavigne on how Portuguese immigration has shaped residential neighbourhoods in Montreal and Toronto focus on the human element in the shaping of space.
Abstract The subject of the paper is gender and geography. The paper argues that gender identities are determined by the fear of public urban spaces. In order to maintain the patriarchy women are convinced that there is something to be afraid of. Men on the other hand build identities as aggressors or protectors. The paper examines how it is not just the physical environment that determines spaces within cities, but also social, political, ideological, economic and cultural factors.
From the Paper "Spaces within cities are not just determined by the physical environment. Social, political, ideological, economic and cultural factors are just as important. This is what Tracey Skillington is saying in The City as Text when she uses the term "the city as text". Skillington argues, It was by way of a complex system of symbolic interaction that meaning was socially constructed and politically mobilized, that certain cultural codes of interpretation were mediated through the symbolic features of discourse on the city to justify the system of cultural and political authority as it is (Skillington, 1998:458)."
Abstract This paper examines a number of media discussions of urban sprawl in the Greater Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada, in the context of scholarly analyses of this phenomenon. The paper argues that urban sprawl must be understood in terms of an economicgeography analysis. It claims that this perspective would not only explain the factors contributing to this trend, but also explain its costs in environmental terms. The paper also discusses the implications for continuing change in land use and economic development in terms of Weberian locational principles. The paper contains appended original sources.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Media Representations of Urban Sprawl
Media in Context: The Scholarly Literature
Solutions
Conclusion
From the Paper "As we have seen, while the media representation of urban sprawl in the Greater Golden Horseshoe region have generally focused on environmental issues or associated political questions, there has been little attention paid to the broader economic forces that have shaped this land use trend. Through a review of scholarly literature combined with lecture material, it has been demonstrated how we must understand this phenomenon in terms of economic geography to appreciate its historical development as well as how the unchecked acceleration of this process risks increasing transportation costs and thereby - as Weberian locational behavior principles would suggest - undermining the economic future of the entire region. Thus, the necessity for government as a player in this process becomes clear, although the history of planning on this issue would suggest that viable solutions to the problem must incorporate a significant role for market forces as primary elements of change in the future of the region."
Abstract The paper relates that if Canada wishes to maintain its advantage in sustainability and environmental leadership, it must continue to implement urban planning as a core strategy of sustainable development. The paper focuses on the greater Toronto area and discusses how urban planners have defined its geographic boundaries by the character of the surrounding geography itself. The paper shows, however, how its overall boundary making strategy may not be as clear as it could be. The paper concludes that without the technology to remap the region for various purposes, assigning requisite resources for specific purposes would be very difficult indeed for the city's urban planners. The paper includes two color maps of Toronto.
Outline:
Abstract
Introduction
Urban Boundaries in Planning
Determining Borders as Urban Planning
Urban Planning Characteristics
Conclusion
From the Paper "European settlers, across the breadth of Canada, have long utilized boundary setting and the definition of geographical boundaries for both cartographic and political purposes. This began with the earliest colonization of the Canadian provinces and continues, to one degree or another, today. Harris points out that the expansion of the suburbs following World War II created growing strain on Canada's cities and its natural environment that was quickly recognized as a threat vis-a-vis sustainability (2004). Yet, with the ever expanding population following the war, due both to natural population growth as well as to Canada's ever-more friendly immigration policies, urban planning became not only a benefit to sustainable development but a necessity."
