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

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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.