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19 Cards in this Set
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Liveability |
all the characteristics of a community that contribute to the quality of life of the people who live there |
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sustainability |
improving the quality of life of human life while living within the carring capacity of supporting ecosystem |
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Total Fertility Rate (TFR) |
the average # of children per women |
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Replacement rate RR |
the TFR that will result in a stable population * stable TFR is 2.1 |
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Low order Goods & services (g&s) |
G&S that are frequently purchased usually cheep |
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High order G&S |
G&S that are aren't purchased often usually expensive |
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Canadian Immigrant patterns |
1840- Irish potato famine 1905-14-eastern european immigration (free land in the west) 1915-19 Little immigration WW1 1930-40 Little immigration WW2 and great depression 1945-50 Italians come looking for opportunities |
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What have Urban areas done to be more sustainable and liveable |
*car sharing *rooftop Gardens *green belt *public transportation |
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Urbanization |
is characterized by an increased density and high concentration pop. distribution patterns |
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Urban Growth |
current population- last years population |
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Land uses |
Residential 18% institutional and public buildings 8% open space & rec. land 7% Transportation 27% Industrial and commercial 34% Vacant 6% |
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Types of Immigrants |
economic immigrants Permanent *skilled workers *skillled trade class * Canadian Experience Class *start up Visa Temperany Social/humanitarian family Refugee *political *environment *war |
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Fragile state |
a poor country that is not able to respond to a crises that might occur
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Emigration rate |
emigrants per year /total population x1000 |
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immigration rate |
immigrants per year / total population x1000 |
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net migration rate |
immigration rate - emigration rate |
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Birth Rate |
births per year / total population x1000 |
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death rate |
deaths per year / total population x1000 |
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natural increase rate |
Birth rate - death rate |
