In researching and writing a paper on the develop—
-ment of industry in the city of Brantford, 1844 to
1925, it became apparent to me that a study showing the ' interplay of all land uses in the central area of the
city was desirable. No cohesive and continuous geogra-
-phical record of the land uses in early Brantford presently
exists. Material documenting the history and geography
of the city prior to 1850 is particularly scarce. My
primary objective, therefore, was to at least attempt
to create such a record for this city, by tying together
all of the varied bits and pieces of data relating to
lend use in early Brantford.
A second desire was to see if one could identify the
date and circumstances under which zones of specialized
land use first emerged in the central area of the city.
It is quite clear that the early community would have a
mix of land uses due in part to the time factor (nine-
-teenth century) and to the scale (under 4000 population
in a pioneer region) factor. Yet in spite of these
controls, recognizable specialized land use areas did
emerge at a surprisingly early date.
The final objective was to see if the factors that
influenced the growth and change in the central area,
particularly those that relate to specialization, could be
identified and isolated for this one community. / Thesis / Master of Arts (MA)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/29585 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Terdik, John |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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