The form of cities in central Canada : selected papers / editors, L. S. Bourne, R. D. MacKinnon, J. W. Simmons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bourne, Larry S.

Contributor:

Bourne, Larry S., editor.

MacKinnon, Ross D., editor.

Simmons, James W., 1936- editor.

Series:

Research publications (University of Toronto. Department of Geography) ; 11.

University of Toronto Department of Geography Research Publications ; 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--Ontario.

Cities and towns.

Cities and towns--Québec (Province).

Québec.

Ontario.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1973.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is an anthology of research papers and reports building around a common theme: urban development in Central Canada.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Preface

Contents

Editors' Comments

1. The Area of Interest: Urban Definitions in Canada

2 Methodological Problems in Measuring Urban Expansion

3. Urban Form and City Size: An Ontario Example

4. Descriptive Patterns of Urban Land Use: A Summary

5. Application of the Lowry Model of Urban Structure to Toronto

6. Components of Urban Land Use Change and Physical Growth

7. Spatio-Temporal Trends in Urban Population Density: A Trend Surface Analysis

8. Measuring Accessibility Change

9. Net Migration Patterns

10. Community Ties and Support Systems: From Intimacy to Support

11. Ethnic Differences in the Residential Search Process

12. Discretionary and Nondiscretionary Aspects of Activity and Social Contact in Residential Selection

13. Household Relocation Patterns

14. Subdivision Activity in the Periphery of the Toronto Urban Field

15. Migration in the Toronto-Centred Region

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4426-5072-9

1-4426-3234-8

OCLC:

929153394