GEO793 FINAL UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Redevelopment/Gentrification - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -Social Mix
-Create socio-economically diverse urban areas
History of Social Mix - 1840s (Britain) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Aim to achieve
1)Social Harmony
2)Cost efficiency
History of Social Mix - Post War US/EU - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Social Mix as a tool
for social stability
History of Social Mix 1970s - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Jane Jacobs - Social mix and the
reaction to modernism
Neo-Liberalization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a modified form of liberalism tending to
favor free-market capitalism. (Privatization)
Social Mix in Canada - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1)Reform Movement
- Elected city council with reformation in mind
2)Property Owners needed
- Money Goes towards Federal Government
3)Retreat in social-mix over neo-liberalism
-Came back in 90s new urbansim vs Smart Growth
4)Mr Florida Attract Creative Class
-achieve sense of diversity in community
Creative Class - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- People who are
-Rich/Innovative/Likes social mix communities
,Social Mix - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Social Mix - Low income communities
-Plan to Gentrify a community
-Allows to transform a place for rich people
-Step to Gentrification
Gentrification in Toronto - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- By Dr Ruth Glass
-Rich buying land, value of land goes up
-Commercial Gentrification
-Small stores/business replaced by larger ones
-Happens in Inner City
-Companies buy land - build/sell
-Government and population and typically favors it
Neo-Liberalization of Ont housing and Consequences - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
1)Disappearance of small/medium sized service providers
2)Entrepreneurlization of large service providers (TCHC - Toronto Community Housing
Center)
TCHC Regent Park - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Renewed plan emphasized social mix
-adopted business approach lead to increase in evictions
Revitalization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -More circulation by building roads
-More mix use buildings
Socio-spatial transformation - Lehrer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1)Continued rapid
suburban growth
2)Decline/Disinvestment in inner suburbs
3)Inner City reinvestment (Gentrification)
Gentrification In Toronto - Lehrer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -Upgrades of individual
houses and condos
, -Gentrification close relationship to neoliberal urban policies
-Spans from individuals to larger corporations and state support
Areas of Gentrification in Toronto - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1)Distillery Distric
2)Leslieville
3)West Toronto Junction
4)Liberty Village
History of Toronto Condo Boom - 1976 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Factories moved out,
land for residential space
History of Toronto Condo Boom - 1994 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -Barbara Hall's
economic development policies
-Revitalize Village to a residential space
History of Toronto Condo Boom - 2000 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -Toronto Competes
against other cities
-Toronto Economic Development Study
-Attract more creative class
History of Toronto Condo Boom - 2002 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Toronto's plan - Create
an attractive urban area in the city
History of Toronto Condo Boom - 2003 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Toronto's culture plan
for Creative City
History of Toronto Condo Boom - 2008 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Agenda of Prosperity-
Tried to move marginalized people from downtown area to suburban areas.
-Relocated shelters to cheaper suburban areas
Policies of the Province of Ontario 2005/2006 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Provencal Policy
Statement/Grow act/ Growth plan for greater golden horseshoe area
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Redevelopment/Gentrification - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -Social Mix
-Create socio-economically diverse urban areas
History of Social Mix - 1840s (Britain) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Aim to achieve
1)Social Harmony
2)Cost efficiency
History of Social Mix - Post War US/EU - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Social Mix as a tool
for social stability
History of Social Mix 1970s - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Jane Jacobs - Social mix and the
reaction to modernism
Neo-Liberalization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a modified form of liberalism tending to
favor free-market capitalism. (Privatization)
Social Mix in Canada - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1)Reform Movement
- Elected city council with reformation in mind
2)Property Owners needed
- Money Goes towards Federal Government
3)Retreat in social-mix over neo-liberalism
-Came back in 90s new urbansim vs Smart Growth
4)Mr Florida Attract Creative Class
-achieve sense of diversity in community
Creative Class - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- People who are
-Rich/Innovative/Likes social mix communities
,Social Mix - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Social Mix - Low income communities
-Plan to Gentrify a community
-Allows to transform a place for rich people
-Step to Gentrification
Gentrification in Toronto - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- By Dr Ruth Glass
-Rich buying land, value of land goes up
-Commercial Gentrification
-Small stores/business replaced by larger ones
-Happens in Inner City
-Companies buy land - build/sell
-Government and population and typically favors it
Neo-Liberalization of Ont housing and Consequences - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
1)Disappearance of small/medium sized service providers
2)Entrepreneurlization of large service providers (TCHC - Toronto Community Housing
Center)
TCHC Regent Park - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Renewed plan emphasized social mix
-adopted business approach lead to increase in evictions
Revitalization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -More circulation by building roads
-More mix use buildings
Socio-spatial transformation - Lehrer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1)Continued rapid
suburban growth
2)Decline/Disinvestment in inner suburbs
3)Inner City reinvestment (Gentrification)
Gentrification In Toronto - Lehrer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -Upgrades of individual
houses and condos
, -Gentrification close relationship to neoliberal urban policies
-Spans from individuals to larger corporations and state support
Areas of Gentrification in Toronto - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1)Distillery Distric
2)Leslieville
3)West Toronto Junction
4)Liberty Village
History of Toronto Condo Boom - 1976 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Factories moved out,
land for residential space
History of Toronto Condo Boom - 1994 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -Barbara Hall's
economic development policies
-Revitalize Village to a residential space
History of Toronto Condo Boom - 2000 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -Toronto Competes
against other cities
-Toronto Economic Development Study
-Attract more creative class
History of Toronto Condo Boom - 2002 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Toronto's plan - Create
an attractive urban area in the city
History of Toronto Condo Boom - 2003 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Toronto's culture plan
for Creative City
History of Toronto Condo Boom - 2008 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Agenda of Prosperity-
Tried to move marginalized people from downtown area to suburban areas.
-Relocated shelters to cheaper suburban areas
Policies of the Province of Ontario 2005/2006 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Provencal Policy
Statement/Grow act/ Growth plan for greater golden horseshoe area
