Description of Forest Hill, Toronto

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Description of Forest Hill, Toronto

• Forest Hill is among the city's most prestigious
  neighbourhoods. It is characterized by gently
  sloping hills, winding roads, large brick and
  stone homes on spacious lots, and numerous quaint
  parks. Forest Hill's old building codes and by
  laws, dating back to the 1920's and 30's,
  required that all Forest Hill houses be designed
  by an architect, and that a tree be planted at
  the front of each property leaving a legacy of
  beauty that enhances its reputation as one of
  Toronto's three wealthiest and most exclusive
  communities.
• Many of Forest Hill's specialty shops and
  boutiques are located in an enclave near Spadina
  and Lonsdale Road. This area has the appeal of
  cozy village shopping, and caters to the needs of
  the affluent locals. Along with outstanding
  public schools, two of Canada's most prestigious
  private schools are located within Forest Hill's
  boundaries of Briar Hill Avenue, Heath Street,
  the Cedarvale Ravine and Avenue Road Upper
  Canada College for boys and Bishop Strachan
  School for girls. The Allen Expressway is easily
  accessed from Eglinton Avenue West, and Forest
  Hill is well served by TTC buses that wind
  through the neighbourhood.

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Description of Home for sale in West Vancouver

• Radcliff by the Sea! A completely remodeled
  residence with stunning views of the ocean and
  coastal views. Outdoor veranda with complete
  luxury kitchen and heaters. Walk to the habour
  and natural areas.an hour away from Whistler.

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Chapter 12 The Residential Kaleidoscope

• Examines the classic arrangement of residential
  subareas in US and European cities prior to
  1970s.
• Examines social interaction and residential
  segregation focusing on physical distance,
  social distance, and patterns of social
  interaction. Both of these attributes contribute
  to social interaction and residential segregation
  (We will examine the Chicago Schools notion of
  Human Ecology, which became the benchmark of
  urban theory until the mid 20th century.)

• Examine neighborhood differentiation in terms of
  residential segregation (based on social status,
  household type, ethnicity, and lifestyles.)
• Look at new forms of social groups, household
  organization and new lifestyle orientations have
  been imprinted on the social map

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Territoriality

• Territoriality The tendency for particular
  groups to establish some form of control,
  dominance, or exclusivity with a localized area.
  Used as a focus or symbol for group membership
  and identity and to control social interaction
• Since the rise of industrial society,
  appearential ordering was no longer an
  effective means of determining group/class
  membership.
• Led to spatial ordering, or group
  territoriality determining and maintaining
  social distance. (Marking of turf by gangs
  to the walls/gates of wealthy enclaves

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The Foundations of Residential Segregation

• Based on social status, household type,
  ethnicity, and lifestyle each of these factors
  influence peoples social distance.
• Social Status - Educational qualifications,
  occupation, and income
• Class formation conscious collectives of people
  based on class structure (formal category) and
  class fractions (ex. professionals) and class
  structuration (division of labor institutional
  barriers to social mobility system of authority
  and dominant consumption patterns of a time)

• Importance of schools in certain neighborhoods
  guarantee a passport to higher-paid, higher
  status occupation for next generation (idea of
  social reproduction)
• Distance Decay Effect Role of spatial
  segregation in ensuring social reproduction
  through marriage. (People usually marry their
  social equals, which are usually found in the
  same neighborhood)
• Neighborhood Effect Residence of an area conform
  to voting patterns, style of dress, speech
  patterns, and consumer choices (same car) over
  time. Can lead to stereotyping.

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Ethnicity

• Covers any group that may be characterized by
  race, religion, nationality, or culture.
• Text argues that these groups are seen as
  minorities with in-migration to a city (whether
  past or current) (Americans of Africa, Chinese,
  Jewish, Mexican or Vietnamese heritages may fall
  into this category)
• Charter Group Host society, dominated
  culturally by a -combination of race, religion
  and national origin (U.S. Anglo-Saxon)

• Most minorities are initially highly segregated
  from Charter group - (in US) function of
  socioeconomic status and degree of assimilation
• Assimilation ability of newcomer to absorb host
  culture (comprehensive change of lifestyle) as
  well as host community allowing these changes
  leads to a hybrid form of identity.

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Ethnicity

• Rate and Degree of assimilation depends on
• 1) external factors (willingness of host group to
  allow past the gate of opportunity) (2) Internal
  group cohesion desire of group to maintain
  cultural identity (not allowing for cross
  cultural marriages)
• Behavioral Assimilation Ethic group acquires
  language norms and values of charter group
  (acculturated to mainstream)

• Structural Assimilation Diffusion of members of
  a minority ethnic group through social and
  occupational strata of charter group
• Congregation or cluster of ethnic group is
  important for the following reasons Defensive
  Functions (Chinatown in Vancouver Support
  Functions (familiarity and strength) Cultural
  Preservation (preserve and promote a distinctive
  cultural heritage, religion as well) Attack
  functions (ethnic neighborhood serves as a base
  for action, politically and otherwise)

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Ethnicity

• Colonies Port of Entry for newcomers. Ethnic
  community eventually becomes dispersed into host
  society
• Enclaves Ethnic concentrations over several
  generations. Inhabitants choose to congregate
  for functional reasons
• Ghettos Ethnic concentrations that exist over
  several generations due to prohibitive nature of
  charter group (gatekeeping and so on)

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The Chicago School Human Ecology

• Robert Park, Ernest Burgess, and Roderick
  McKenzie of the University of Chicago created a
  theory of residential segregation and urban
  residential structure that became the benchmark
  of urban theory.
• A mosaic of little worlds that touch but do not
  interpenetrate
• Argued that each neighborhood in Chicago was an
  ecological unit.
• Each made up of a particular mix of people that
  dominate an urban niche
• City was seen as a social organism with social
  interaction governed by a Struggle for
  Existence. Influenced by Darwinism. (Social
  sciences were trying to establish credibility.)

• The Industrial City brought about a radical
  transformation of urban space in the form of
  sectors and zones, with specialized land use.
• Immigrants continued to move to the inner city
• Long time residents with financial resources
  moved to the suburbs
• Idea of residential sorting and resorting.

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The Chicago School Human Ecology

• Chicago School saw natural areas as being
  dominated by one group or another. (Zorbaughs
  The Gold Coast and the Slum.)
• Natural areas were not fixed. Through numbers
  and growing market power, groups could alter the
  attractiveness of a certain area. Group could
  also move to a different natural area called
  Invasion and Succession

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The Chicago School Human Ecology

• Became a benchmark in urban studies for
  describing urban structure
• Could only be applied to cities that were heavily
  industrialized and had constant streams of
  immigrants
• Came under heavy criticism in the late 30s and
  40s
• Failed to explore the cultural dimension of
  social organization, people make irrational and
  sentimental values thus, social values could
  overrride economic competition as the basis for
  social interaction and residential segregation
• Social theories based on biotic analogies were
  also seen as dangerously simplistic (Nazi regime)

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Human Ecology and Factorial Ecology

• Ecological ideas were reformulated to see an
  urban ecology of discrete territories social
  areas or Neighborhood types (distinct
  socioeconomic characteristics)
• Led to Factorial Ecology involved the use of
  statistical analysis of socioeconomic data. Used
  multivariate stats to understand urban
  sociospatial differentiation (factor analysis).
• Helped to move away from Classic sectors/zones
  (scioeconomic/family/ethics) to new frameworks

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Factorial Ecology and Fundamental Changes to the
Foundation of Residential Segregation

• Since 1970s, growing occupational polarization-
  rise in high paid jobs and low paid service
  sector jobs (loss of well paid manufacturing jobs
  and decline of suburbs)
• Baby Boomers divorcing, DINKS, never marrying
• Gen X, Boomer DINKS and Retirees moving Back to
  Downtown Walkability factor and close to food,
  entertainment, and culture
• Americans of Africa heritage and new ethnic
  groups are moving to the suburbs (Ethnoburbs)

• New Factors
• Migrant Status
• Ethnic Differentiation with arrival of new
  immigrant groups
• Occupational differentiation
• Welfare dependency
• Poverty and substandard housing
• Increased social and spatial differentiation
  between post-Boomers/young adults and the elderly

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Mass Transit

• Becoming a big concern for high tech and
  biotechnology companies when trying to entice
  young professionals

Regarding infrastructure, the Skytrain is a
fabulous feature of the Vancouver landscape.
This is the infrastructure that is going to
attract people and business to Vancouver. When I
make presentations in Seattle, and I show them
Vancouvers Skytrain, people become very
interested to learn more. See, if the Company X
Canada Innovation Centre sit on the Skytrain
line this is a fabulous experience for my
employees, which in turn makes their work
experience more enjoyable. Our employees are
looking for this type of transportation
experience when traveling to work. Managing
Director, Company X September 2008
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Walkability Score

• Hi Kathrine,
• It was great to meet you at my open house this
  past Sunday.  Attached are listings of single
  family homes in the general downtown San Jose
  area.  All are priced under 700,000.  Let me
  know if any interest you.  I presume that since
  you work at SJSU, you will want to be within
  walking distance.  If not, I bet we could find
  something close to lightrail which would also be
  handy. If you need a lender, I really like Janet
  Velez with Bank of America.  I look forward to
  hearing from you soon!!Take care,Tom

• Developed by FrontSeat A Seattle based software
  company (http//www.walkscore.com)
• Will tell you how many amenities you have within
  a walkable range from your home
• Used by real estate agencies, firms, families,
  and companies

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Ethnoburbs

• Term coined by Wei Lei. Over the past two
  decades a new type of ethnic area has emerged,
  the ethnoburb
• Suburban ethnic clusters of residential areas and
  business districts characterized by vibrant
  ethnic economies that depend on local ethnic
  minorities
• Area is seen as an outpost in the international
  economic system via business transactions,
  capital accumulation, flows of entrepreneurs
  and other workers

• Can be described as a multiethnic community in
  which one ethnic group has a significant
  concentration, but does not comprise a majority.
• Replicates an some features of an ethic enclave
  and a suburb lacking a single ethnic identity.
• Ethnic imprint is more obvious than other types
  of suburbs
• San Gabriel Valley, Diamond Hill, Hacienda
  Heights, Rowland Heights, and Walnut, California
  Richmond, B.C., Surrey, B.C.

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Ethnoburbs Richmond, B.C.
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A Comparison of Selected Features of the
Populations of Richmond, British Columbia and
Redmond, Washington   FACTOR Richmond,
British Columbia Redmond, Washington
Source Statistics Canada 2006 data for
Richmond, British Columbia and the 2005-2007
American Community Survey data for Redmond,
Washington