Canadian Journal of Regional Science articles from June 2003

Canadian Journal of Regional Science archives from June 2003

Letter from the editor/Lettre du directeur de la Revue.(Letter to the Editor)
June 22, 2003... March 2004 This special double issue of the Canadian Journal of Regional science expands upon a theme that has characterized many contributions to the Journal over the last 15 years, the study of intra-metropolitan space. However, in this...

Introduction: the peri-urban zone: the structure and dynamics of a strategic component of metropolitan regions/Introduction: la zone periurbaine: structure et dynamiques d'une composante strategique des regions metropolitaines.(overview of journal on Canadian and French urban-rural areas; article in both French and English)
June 22, 2003... Introduction * The rural-urban fringe, increasingly replaced in the research terminology by peri-urban fringes, zones or areas, has been a major arena for geographic research, and to a lesser extent, research in the planning field, for...

Contested ground: the dynamics of peri-urban growth in the Toronto region.
June 22, 2003... The urban margin or peri-urban fringe is the interface or transitional setting where processes of rapid growth and change often intersect with the pressures for rural preservation. As such, it can be contested ground that is perhaps the least...

Le periurbain de Montpellier ou le grand chambardement.(peri-urban space in Montpellier, France and conflict between urbanization and vineyard/agricultural space )
June 22, 2003... By choosing Montpellier (an agglomeration in the southern Mediterranean region of France) as a regional context for discussing peri-urban zones, the decision was made to focus on a type of space that has undergone for the last several decades...

Periurbanisation et division sociale de l'espace francilien.(peri-urbanization and shift toward single family homes in Ile-de-France )
June 22, 2003... Since the end of the 1960s, a radical transformation has been observed in Ile-de-France in terms of housing choices, with a substantial increase in single family homes both in the outer suburbs as well as in peri-urban and rural areas. Half the...

Attracting Growth 'Back' to an Amenity Rich Fringe: rural-urban fringe dynamics around metropolitan Vancouver, Canada.(suburbanization in Victoria-Vancouver area 1991-2001)
June 22, 2003... The 2001 Census highlighted that most of non-metropolitan British Columbia had experienced population declines while population growth had contracted 'back' into the Vancouver-Victoria metropolitan region. In particular, growth was now active...

La repartition spatiale de l'emploi dans la grande region de Montreal, 1996-2001.(employment location in Greater Montreal area and surrounding nonmetropolitan area from 1996-2001)
June 22, 2003... In North America, the intrametropolitan decentralization of employment from the central city towards the suburbs has become a major research and public policy issue. A major limit of many studies, however, has been the nature of the study area...

L'emergence des strategies de developpement des espaces agricoles periurbains : le cas des municipalites de banlieue de la region metropolitaine de Montreal.(developping agricultural areas in peri-urban spaces in Montreal, Quebec)
June 22, 2003... In the context of a peri-urban agriculture that is increasingly complex and multi-functional, this research reveals the emergence of different development strategies for agricultural areas in the metropolitan region of Montreal at the level of...

Les conditions du maintien d'une agriculture vivante en Ile-de-France.(maintaining agricultural areas in Ile-de-France peri-urban space)
June 22, 2003... Agricultural areas still cover today half of the territory of the Ile-de-France region. In the 1950s, these were still considered simply as land reserves for development; but since the 1970s, they have become recognized as productive spaces...

Les dynamiques agricoles dans les espaces periurbains : Le cas de la peripherie nord de l'agglomeration de Lens.(study of conversion from mines to farm land in Lens area of northern France )
June 22, 2003... The gens agglomeration (319,000 inhabitants) lies at the heart of the former mining basin in northern France. The last mines were closed in the north of France in December, 1990. The agricultural dynamic and the relationships between...

Les agriculteurs et la question fonciere a la peripherie de Tokyo.(farmers profit from urban growth in Osaka, Tokyo in 1980s-on)
June 22, 2003... Urban sprawl has taken on significant proportions as a phenomenon in Japan. The growth of cities occurs mostly through a very discontinuous process of chewing away at the countryside adjacent to the metropolitan centres. In the Tokyo and Osaka...

La multifonctionnalite de l'espace metropolitain et l'agrotourisme en zone periurbaine (Montreal).(agricultural role in peri-urban space in Montreal, Quebec)
June 22, 2003... The peri-urban context is difficult to define because of its multiple characteristics related to its position between two worlds: urban and rural. Located at the periphery of the city and its suburbs, it is a space that has experienced profound...

Le recreotourisme et l'environnement naturel dans les aires protegees periurbaines : la region metropolitaine de Montreal.(recreational ecology and impact on Mont Saint Bruno and Mont Saint Hilaire in Montreal, Canada )
June 22, 2003... This article deals with the natural environment dimension of recreotourisism activities, i.e. recreation ecology) in peri-urban areas. It seeks to establish the influences of the peri-urban context on the ecology of recreation activities,...

Les espaces ouverts en Ile-de-France : quels enjeux pour quels acteurs ?(brief history of open space planning on the Ile-de-France from 1965-on)
June 22, 2003... Abstracts "Open Space in Ile-de-France: What Issues for Which Actors?" Open spaces in Ile-de-France were forgotten for a long time in planning for the region. Considered as a simple land reserve to house the 'triumphant' urbanization in...

Les Parcs Naturels Regionaux Francais: un modele de gouvernance et de planification spatiale pour le milieu peri-urbain?(French Regional Natural Parks (RNP) and spatial planning in urbain areas)
June 22, 2003... Abstracts "Regional Natural Parks in France: A Model of Governance and Spatial Planning for Peri-Urban Areas?" This article deals with the potential contribution of Regional Natural Parks (R.N.P.) in the search for a model of 'good'...