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Originally Posted by bricky
I do figure that climate has had some effect. Perhaps a "jump starting" effect. Afterall, if all this growth were only about affordability, then why are places like Buffalo, Pittsburgh or the Prairie states not booming? They are even cheaper than Atlanta, Houston or Dallas.
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Poor economic conditions (note that its the purely manufacturing oriented cities that have suffered the most.. an obsolete industry) are more likely, as no one will move where there is no work. Also, I'm sure for many, the decay and crime is a bit of a turn off.
And climate wise.. why so much growth in Atlanta and Houston, compared to say, Miami or San Francisco? These places seem to have much more desirable weather...
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Originally Posted by bricky
Canada is growing (not very much though, in relation to the sunbelt) because it is a rich country with a relatively open immigration system. Beijing and other Chinese cold cities are growing because the whole country is booming, and lots of infrastructure and infrastructure growth is in the established cities.
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I don't know how Canada compares to just the Sunbelt, but it is one of the fastest growing (or it may be the fastest) of the industrialized nations, moreso than the US at least.
And as for China - it has a similar climate range to the US (actually, much more extreme, but whatever), and all the cities are booming economically, so growth population-wise seems to be following suit.
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Originally Posted by =antinimby
Everything is relative. The parts of Canada that is growing fastest are also its warmest, relatively speaking of course.
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Actually - Alberta is the fastest growing province, per capita wise, but still colder than Souther BC, Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes. And well, the rest of the country is pretty much tundra haha.