Canadian Journal of Regional Science articles from September 2004

Canadian Journal of Regional Science archives from September 2004

Letter from the Editor/Lettre du directeur de la Revue.(Editorial)
September 22, 2004... May 2005 This special issue of the Canadian Journal of Regional science deals with one of the themes that has been central to the Journal since its beginning, i.e. patterns of regional development and their policy implications. This...

British Columbia and its regional economies: an overview of research issues/La Colombie-britannique et ses economies regionales: Un survol des enjeux de la recherche.
September 22, 2004... Abstract This essay introduces the articles in a special edition on the regional economies of British Columbia and sets them against a broad overview of contemporary economic trends and planning approaches. It brings to light the...

Regional economic shifts in British Columbia: speculation from recent demographic evidence/Changements economiques regionaux en Colombie-Britannique : speculation a partir d'une preuve demographique recente.
September 22, 2004... Abstract The regional economies of British Columbia (BC) have been a dynamic and changing landscape for more than 100 years. Since 1980, fundamental changes in the structure of resource commodity markets has accelerated the pace and scope...

The peripheries of British Columbia: patterns of migration and economic structure, 1976-2002 * / Les peripheries de la Colombie-Britannique: Les patrons de mogration et de structure economique, 1976 a 2002.
September 22, 2004... Abstract This paper explores the emergence of a post-staples economy in British Columbia, focusing in particular on the diversity of regional responses it has produced in the province's interior. Through an analysis of intra-provincial...

The contested restructuring qua remapping of British Columbia's forest economy: reflections on the 'crossroads' and 'war in the woods' metaphors/La restructuration contestee et un re-dessin de l'economie forestiere de la Columbia-Britannique: Une reflexion sur les metaphors <<carrefours>> et <<guerre dans les bois>>.
September 22, 2004... Abstract Metaphors are widely used to provoke and (re-)direct debate and are an important part of discourses on regional development in academic and popular literatures. Metaphors, however, do not speak for themselves and their...

British Columbia's coastal forests, Hemlock Timber and the Japanese Housing Market */<< Les forets cetieres de la Colombie-Britannique, les produits de bois de cigue et le marche immobilier japonais >>.
September 22, 2004... Abstract The British Columbia (BC) forest industry comprises two distinct spatial components, the coast and inland regions. This case study documents recent trends in BC exports of coastal timber products to the Japanese 'zairai'...

Policies to induce structural change in the British Columbia Economy */<< Les politiques pour induire du changement structural dans l'economie de la Colombie-Britannique>>.
September 22, 2004... Abstract This paper examines the association of provincial government development policies and institutions with the accelerating transition of the British Columbia economy from domination by resource industries to a current and future...

Reduction de la fracture numerique en tourisme: Le role des grandes organisations internationales.(Book Review)
September 22, 2004... Reduction de la fracture numerique en tourisme : Le role des grandes organisations internationales. 2003, 156 pages. Francois Bedard et Boualem Kadri. Quebec : Presses de l'Universite du Quebec. ISBN 2-7605-1229-0, D-1229, 39$ canadiens. ...

Second Growth: Community Economic Development in Rural British Columbia.(Book Review)
September 22, 2004... Second Growth: Community Economic Development in Rural British Columbia. 2005, 352 pages. Sean Markey, John T. Pierce, Mark Roseland and Kelly Vodden. Vancouver: UBC Press. ISBN: 0774810599 (paper); 0774810580 (hard cover). $85 (hc), $35.95...