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    Strategies for Creative Spaces Phase 1 Research Report - Executive Summary Introduction Strategies for Creative Spaces is a collaborative project between the cities of London and Toronto. A joint venture between the London Development Agency (Creative London and the Evidence & Evaluation Team)‚ the City of Toronto and the Ontario Ministries of Economic Development & Trade‚ and Culture. This project will develop strategies to enhance the growth and development of creative spaces in both

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    buildings‚ constructing new‚ up-to-date housing‚ or adding in features like a theater or stadium. Urban renewal is usually undergone for the purposes of persuading wealthier individuals to come live in that area. Urban renewal is often part of the gentrification process (Business Dictionary). This idea sound very nice and appealing but how is this affecting everyone else who can’t afford the nicer things in life? When a city has been approved for this renewal process many homes and communities of the

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    Human Geography Mega City: A city with a metropolitan area with over 10million people. Millionaire City: A metropolitan city area with over 1million people. Mega City Millionaire City Large Town Small Town Village Hamlet Individual dwelling The Majority of mega cities and millionaire cities are found in Asia‚ specifically China and India due to their high population. Major Cities • Rome was really the first major city‚ with a population of 1million in ancient times. • During the

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    Inside the house of Langston Hughes lays a place filled with opportunity‚ Inside the house is the perfect place for creativity to originate and ideas to grow into pieces of art. This is the idea of Renee Watson‚ founder of the I‚ Too Arts Collective that is leasing the house. The name of the arts collective originated through a poem of Hughes’ which helped her find the truth in the world‚ as well as help her understand her roots. Our name is inspired by one of Langston’s poems where he declares‚

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    purpose‚ but all came together to achieve one sole duty—to fight and defend those who in their mind were “humble”‚ and all of the “amigos” considered themselves to be “social wrestlers”. One of them was Super Barrio; he encountered himself with a gentrification that had already displaced thousands of

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    The main focus in the film was to discuss the health stresses that come with socioeconomic status. In other words health equals wealth (2008). In the film‚ I was able to find a couple of things within the framework of violence. These include intersectionality‚ neoliberalism‚ political and economic wilding‚ and structural violence. One of the biggest themes I found in the film was how intersectionality plays a role in health outcomes of individuals. There is a large focus on capital‚ but the aspect

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    areas inside the town - a brisk lifestyle‚ too stressful - the weather: it’s not exactly bad but could be better with a bit less clouds!! - Cost of living: expansive rents and sometimes-outrageous prices of shops in some touristy areas. - Gentrification: some very charming areas are completely losing their original population and soul - you have to drive a long way if you want to see natural landscape of outstanding beauty -The uneducated people‚ I think these people are the cause of almost

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    that you will not see a question over everything on this list. Chapter 6: Characteristics of urban and suburban areas Urban-suburban shifts over the past 50 years Deindustrialization Corporate movements Mortgage lending practices and redlining Gentrification Slumlording Warehousing Health care and urban areas White flight Urban sprawl Poverty rates and urbanity/suburbanity The informal economy Effect of suburbanization Jobs/housing mismatch Triage Self-fulfilling prophecy and urban areas Federal government

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    Cities are designed to place its inhabitants in a place they are able to afford. Because there is a social structure in the United States‚ the wealthy and the poor are placed within their social groups. The wealthy are able to afford the best places in the city‚ and because they have the means‚ there will be more money invested in their property. The poor on the other hand get the least favorable parts. These parts are usually the least expensive for the crime‚ the aesthetics‚ and the environment

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    Moreover‚ a substantiated argument can be made in favor of the commercializing process. In regards to Gallery Place/ Chinatown particularly‚ recent decades have shown economic growth and a reduction of poverty in that specific area‚ as well as a dramatic shift in the socio-economic class and diversity of the population. For example‚ two decades ago the majority of Chinatown’s population identified as Chinese or of Asian descent‚ while today “most of the neighborhood’s residents are young professionals

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