Faculty Profile

Dr. G. Lewis Code

Assistant Professor (SRC)

Education
B.A. (Geography/Urban and Environmental Studies), Brock University, 1978
M.A. (Geography), York University, 1985
Ph.D. (Geography), York University, 1995

Office: Ross Building S404D / 306 CC
Phone: (416) 736-5107, ext 22842 / 77815
Fax: (416) 736-5988
Email: lcode@calumet.yorku.ca

Research Interests

the impact of global deregulation of the financial services industry on the creation of key nodes of financial control world wide
the Canadian, United States and Mexican financial services sector and the impact of NAFTA on the financial service industry in North America
the effect of venture capital on urban and regional economic development
the changing nature of cities in the global economy, centralisation versus decentralisation and the development of edge cities
the role of emerging communication technologies and telecommuting in restructuring the form of and functional interrelationships within cities - the nature of work (teleworking and cyburbia) and the role of community (virtual communities)
distance education - the role of telecommunications in providing academic opportunities for persons with special needs - the impact of computer-mediated teaching techniques on student participation (gender and cultural issues)

Select Publications

Code, G.L. (1997) The Essentials of Home Page Design: A Faculty Resource Manual. North York: Department of Geography, 52 pp.

Code, G.L. (1996) The Canadian Urban System: Regional Structure and Change, 1871-1991. North York: Department of Geography, Discussion Paper No. 47, 85 pp.

Code, G.L. (1996) The Dynamics of Urban Growth Processes: The Economic, Political and Social Antecedents of the Canadian Urban System. North York: Urban
Studies, Working Paper Series No. 18, 56 pp.

Code, G.L. (1996) In Search of a Canadian Metropolis: Getting Back to the Gras Roots of Metropolitanism North York: Urban Studies, Working Paper Series No. 17, 61 pp.

Code, G.L. (1996) The Canadian Metropolis in the Global Economy: Toronto, Montreal and the Financial Services Industry. North York: Department of Geography, Discussion Paper No. 46, 79 pp.