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Course outline GEO793
GEO 793: The Geography of Toronto- Winter 2015

Course Instructor Valentina Capurri JOR 601 Ext. 3120 vcapurri@ryerson.ca Office Hours: Monday 15:00 to 17:30

Lectures:
Sec. 1: Mon. 13:00 to 15:00 DSQ2, Wed. 11:00 to 12:00 LIB072
Sec. 2: Mon. 11:00 to 13:00 EPH229; Wen. 9:00 to 10:00 ENG101
Sec. 3: Mon. 18:00 to 21:00 TRS2166
Course Exclusions: This is an Upper Level Liberal Studies. The course is not available to students in the Geographic Analysis Program and in the Urban and Regional Planning Program

***Faculty Course Surveys will be conducted online between 20 March and 30 March 2015 ***

Course Description: Founded in 1793 by John Graves Simcoe as the Town of York, capital of Upper Canada, Toronto has emerged over two centuries to become one of the most important cities in the world. This course has been designed to provide students with an understanding of the geographical evolution of the city of Toronto and its surrounding region. The course examines a number of important aspects of the Toronto phenomenon from both the inter-urban and intra-urban perspectives. Throughout the course, North American and global perspectives are considered, where appropriate.

Course Objectives: At the end of the course, students will be able to: have a clear understanding of the development and present geography of Toronto and its surrounding areas assess how the city has grown and expanded through time analytically critique past and present planning decisions within the city space understand the interrelation between the city and its inner and outer suburbs analyze how and why different identity groups (homeless, people with disabilities, ethnic groups, LGTBQ people, etc.) have occupied and appropriated certain city spaces

Required Texts: Reading material is a combination of books’ chapters that are found in the Customized Manual (the Manual can be purchased at the Ryerson Bookstore) and journals’ articles available through the
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