This shift in focus allowed me to explore a new body of literature and to examine a very different set of research questions. As such, my course work and research endeavours focussed on the development of urban places and systems of cities from a range of economic, social and political perspectives. In particular, I conducted extensive research into the banking and securities industries in Canada with specific reference to the role that the Toronto financial community plays in the global financial services industry. Return to the top of this page. The Problems of Adaptation to High Density Living Environments Return to the top of this page.
Emphasis is upon models of decision-making at the individualand group levels.
Topics in spatial perception, the structure of socialnetworks and diffusion of innovations will form the conceptual focus ofthe seminar. This course is concerned with economic processes that governthe location of industry and with recent changes in those processes thathave altered patterns of industrial location at the urban and regional scale. Behavioural and organisational factors are then introduced to broaden theinterpretation. A critical analysis of the philosophy, theory and methodologyof urban geography. Seminar discussions focus on research frontiers identifiedby an examination of recent literature.