Canadian Journal of Regional Science articles

Recent articles from Canadian Journal of Regional Science

Letter from the editor/Lettre du directeur de la revue.(Editorial)
September 22, 2008... July 2008 This special issue of the Canadian Journal of Regional Science deals with the theme of territorial governance. This theme has been rapidly emerging as a central preoccupation in regional science, both among scholars and practitioners. It is increasingly recognised as complex...

Introduction: territorial governance: a new take on development/ Introduction: la gouvernance territoriale: un nouveau regard sur le developpement.
September 22, 2008... The question of territorial governance has been dealt with extensively over the last decade, both in America and in Europe (Chaskin 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005; Fontan et al 2006; Glaser et al 1996; Glaser 1997; Khakee 2005; Leblanc 2006; Magnusson 2005; Moulaert and Nussbaumer 2005; Mcguire 2001;...

Territorialiser la gouvernance du developpement: reflexions a partir de deux territoires forestiers/"Territorializing the governance of development: reflections on two cases of forest territories".(PART I: The Essential Presence of the Actor/PARTIE I: L'indispensable presence de l'acteur)
September 22, 2008... Abstract This paper analyzes two cases of forestry governance in order to better understand the relationship between sectors and territories. Regional science has given a central position to territory in an effort to explain contemporary forms of development. However, this literature has...

The community engagement process: a governance approach in adaptation to coastal erosion and flooding in Atlantic Canada/Le processus d'engagement communautaire : une demarche de gouvernance en adaptation aux problemes d'erosion cotiere et d'inondation au Nouveau Brunswick.(PART I: The Essential Presence of the Actor/PARTIE I: L'indispensable presence de l'acteur)
September 22, 2008... Abstract This paper provides information about how two coastal communities in Atlantic Canada are dealing with serious problems resulting from flooding and coastal erosion and how they view the potential for similar problems to increase under climate change. Since 2003, researchers have...

Governance and territorial development in an insular environment: the case of Isle-aux-Coudres (Quebec-Canada)/Gouvernance et developpement territorial en milieu insulaire: le cas de l'Isle-aux-Coudres (Quebec-Canada).(PART I: The Essential Presence of the Actor/PARTIE I: L'indispensable presence de l'acteur)
September 22, 2008... Abstract In this paper, we study governance practices in Isle-aux-Coudres, an island in the St-Lawrence Estuary, from a territorial development perspective. Various factors can influence the territorial development of insular environments, such as the confinement of activities in a...