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1
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Which group will be the one affected the most by the implementation of the neo-liberalism policies?

A

Marginalized groups

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What did Antonio Gramsci say?

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Hegemony are never absolute, there is always a resistance

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What is the meaning of systemic oppression?

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Targeting people; groups advantage or disadvantage depending on their gender.

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4
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What is the forgotten space?

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Shipping cargo and the post-fordism of shipping industry.

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What are the 4 points trying to explain an increase in riots?

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  1. The result of powerful politics and economic actors working together
  2. Urban patterns and social life are dominated by racial, ethnic and class antagonisms
  3. The state plays an important role through various interventions
  4. Connections to the system of capitalism and its global dynamism.
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What are some example of powerful politic and economic a actors working together?

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Toronto: merging of rich & poor municipalities (differential ned for services in the inner city)
Loan & tax incentives (private developers, promotion of cars and private modes resulting in urban renewal of inner city).

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What are some examples of urban patterns and social life that are dominated by racial, ethnic and class antagonisms?

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  1. Increased segregation, Detroit, escape from the city

2. Suburbanization and the rise of car

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In what way does the state plays an important role through various interventions in terms of root causes of cities?

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  1. Redlining: complete areas that receives no gov. fundings

2. Rent gap theory: decreasing value of property in order to buy the whole block and redevelop (increase rent gap)

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what is an example of the connections to the system of capitalism and its global dynamisms?

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the growth machine

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What are the 4 characteristics of the growth machine?

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  1. place marketing & holding events
  2. Bidding wars
  3. Urban playgrounds
  4. Creativity
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What are the 4 characteristics of the growth machine?

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  1. place marketing & holding events
  2. Bidding wars
  3. Urban playgrounds
  4. Creativity
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12
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what is the difference between a landscape of consumption and one of production?

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a landscape of consumption is where someone consumes space. Where a landscape of production is a place where change is produced (green peace).

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13
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What are some of the added value to space?

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Political, social, economic and ecological

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14
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What are some of the added value to space?

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Political, social, economic and ecological

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What is the effect of the rise of shopping?

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the rise of shopping –> the science of shopping –> Increase in commercial space –> Consumption space.

the rise of shopping –> Behaviour –> How people shop –> Check out lanes (stress reduction = increase consumption)

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16
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what is kinesics?

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The study of people’s movement throught space

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17
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the invasion - succession - dominance theory relates to what?

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to the change in a neighbourhood and to ownership

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the invasion - succession - dominance theory relates to what?

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to the change in a neighbourhood and to ownership

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19
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what is the tipping point?

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the point were the balance shift and that shift accelerate the processes.

20
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home ownership is sought for?

A

privacy

21
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Social status is?

A

Physical manifestation of who you are

22
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Why does gentrification occurs?

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  1. Socio economic change in neighborhood

2. Displacement (most important)

23
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What does the production-side process encourage?

A

inner city return

24
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What does the production-side process encourage?

A

inner city return

25
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gentrification is influenced by?

A

location and architecture

26
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which side of the process are pionneer gentrifiers on?

A

consumption side

27
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what is key money?

A

buying the right to rent

28
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What are the 3 terms to measure housing needs?

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  1. Adequacy
  2. Affordable
  3. Suitability
29
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what are the main reasons in MTL decline?

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  1. deindustrialization
  2. suburbanization
  3. ethnocultural change
30
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what is equality, equal rights and equal access related to?

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womens fear and the masculine dominance of space

31
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what are the 3 pillars that “sustainable” relies on?

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  1. environmental
  2. social
  3. Economic
32
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what are the 2 types of universal citizenship?

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formal and substantive

33
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what are the 2 types of universal citizenship?

A

formal and substantive

34
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what is formal universal citizenship?

A

legal status

35
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what is substantive universal citizenship?

A

Ability to enjoy the rules, legal system example

36
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what is the advocating of Iris Marion Young?

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to put a mechanism in place in order for minority group to overcome the barriers put by the majority which creates a disadvantage to the minority groups.

37
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What is the majority status?

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Assimilation of majority

38
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what are the 3 key points of the concept of differentiated citizenship proposed by Marion Young?

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  1. Requires mechanism (more right for people, rules, promote freedom of speech)
  2. Special rights should be accorded
  3. Argues against interest group pluralism
39
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what is structural pluralism?

A

Institute balance in society into institutions

40
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What is positive discrimination?

A

Unequal candidate, overcome balance with under qualified employments (taking someone not as qualified because of “minority”)

41
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what are the 4 stages of development?

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  1. forming: testing groups
  2. storming: succession phase –> conflict
  3. Norming: Rules reflect the majority
  4. Performing: Dominance process, majority impose the norming on the last group
42
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according to Richard Sennet, disruption is necessary. Explain why.

A

It is necessary for the formation and evolution of residents, it must have a leadership in this model (group development)

43
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according to Richard Sennet, disruption is necessary. Explain why.

A

It is necessary for the formation and evolution of residents, it must have a leadership in this model (group development)

44
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what are the 4 models of sustainable development?

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  1. centers on economic, social and environmental ( ( O ) )
  2. Circles overlapping one another (env. econ. soci.)
  3. Stool model: sustainability is supported by the 3 pillars (but do not interact)
  4. Outside participation to sustainability
45
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Is sustainability altruism or symbolism?

A

more symbolism. Want to drive growth, very selfish and personal interest, not for the planet or economy.

46
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what is structuralist?

A

want to put the blame on someone else

47
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how to become post-structuralist?

A

recognizing that we are imperfect and individualist will help the migration towards the post-structuralist era.

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