GEOG 2P03Urban Geography

LIBRARY RESEARCH TIPS

Colleen BeardMap Librariancbeard@brocku.ca

Ian GordonScience Librarian

igordon@brocku.ca

Agenda:

COLLEEN:• Maps as a resource for assignment• How to find resources• 2P03 orientation sessions

IAN:• Geography web pages• Searching the library catalogue• Searching journal databases

Maps and your assignment

• Urban issues are associated with a geographical area within the city– Downtown area– Ethnic populations– Affluent housing – Low income families

Average income per census tract in Toronto

Average Income

Census tract

Statistical table of Toronto’s rich people

Census maps show population clusters

Comparing two census variables

Housing, inner city, downtown issues

Use of air photos for land use

Gender issues

Ethnic issues

Gentrification issue

The process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces earlier usually poorer residents.

Where to find census maps…

Statistics Canada web site

Map Library web page http://www.brocku.ca/library/

Port Dalhousie: Smart growth controversial issue

My Cottage

Urban Futures

Port MansionPort Place proposal

Google Maps!

• Source of aerial imagery

• Interactive map site > create custom maps

City documents and studies

Official city plans

Atlases

City street maps

Waterfront land use

Smart Growth

Gentrification

Road diet

Urban infilling

Brownfields

Greenfields

Waterfront

rejuvination

Green beltGreen

ways

Smart cities

URBAN GEOGRAPHY BUZZ TERMS:

Recap

1. Census maps as sources of information and how to access from the web

2. Other map sources: air photos; street maps; OP’s; city documents

3. 2P03 Subject Guide

4. How to reference

MAP LIBRARY Orientation sessions

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 22th

@ 2:00 Mon – Thurs.• Monday 22nd• Tuesday 23rd

• Wednesday 24th @2:00 pm

• Thursday 25th

MACKENZIE CHOWN C306(across from Geography Dept.)

Colleen BeardMap & Geography

Librarian cbeard@brocku.ca