The Canadian Geographer articles from December 2006

The Canadian Geographer archives from December 2006

Resisting the creation of forgotten places: artistic production in Toronto neighbourhoods.(Viewpoint essay)
December 22, 2006... Introduction Places are constituted by more than tangible material realities; places are constituted by vernacular memories. In this article, I explore the relationship between 'vernacular memory' (Osborne 2002) and geographical place...

Typologie et vitalite des communautes francophones minoritaires au Canada.
December 22, 2006... Introduction La vitalite des communautes francophones minoritaires du Canada est un phenomene qui reste mal compris. Si on s'entend generalement pour reconnaitre qu'elle s'explique en grande partie par la conjoncture demographique et...

Fluctuations in land values in a rural municipality in southern Quebec, Canada.
December 22, 2006... Introduction In most-developed countries, the rural space has seen profound changes during the last five decades (Meeus 1995; Ilbery 1998; Marsden 1998; Sylvestre 2002; Johnsen 2004; Lobley and Potter 2004). During this period, modern...

Evolving retail landscapes: power retail in Canada.
December 22, 2006... Introduction Over the last decade 'big box stores' have transformed Canada's retail landscape. Much of the new construction and the growth in retail sales have been diverted into big box chains and stores, along with the power centres and...

A spatial analysis of crime in Vancouver, British Columbia: a synthesis of social disorganization and routine activity theory.
December 22, 2006... Introduction Crime is a complex phenomenon that occurs when an offender, a victim and a law intersect in time and space. Crimes, whether they be property crime, violent crime, white collar crime or nuisance crime, are prevalent in all...

Domestic timber auctions and flexibly specialized forestry in Japan.(Author abstract)
December 22, 2006... Introduction Markets for industrial logs in Canada and Japan have evolved along different paths. The Canadian and particularly British Columbian model of industrial log allocation emphasizes a monopolistic government allocation of...

A History of Migration from Germany to Canada, 1850-1939.(Book review)
December 22, 2006... A History of Migration from Germany to Canada, 1850-1939 by Jonathan Wagner, UBC Press, Vancouver and Toronto, 2006, 284 pp., cloth $85.00 (ISBN 0-7748-1215-X), paper $29.95 (ISBN 0-7748-1216-8) A History of Migration from Germany to Canada...

Field Methods in Remote Sensing.(Book review)
December 22, 2006... Field Methods in Remote Sensing by Roger M. McCoy, The Guilford Press, New York, 2005, xiii +159 pp., cloth US$50.00 (ISBN 1-59385-080-8), paper US$25.00 (ISBN 1-59385-0794) This book provides a comprehensive review of the techniques and...

Mapper of Mountains: M. P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies, 1902-1930.(Book review)
December 22, 2006... Mapper of Mountains: M. P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies, 1902-1930 by Ian S. MacLaren, with Eric Higgs and Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux, The University of Alberta Press, Edmonton, 2005, xvii + 295 pp., paper $39.95, (ISBN 0-88864-456-6) ...

Re-thinking Green: Alternative to Environmental Bureaucracy.(Book review)
December 22, 2006... Re-thinking Green: Alternative to Environmental Bureaucracy edited by Robert Higgs and Carl P. Close, The Independent Institute, Oakland, CA, 2005, ix + 467 pp., paper US$22.95 (ISBN 0-945999-97-6) To the growing literature and debate on...

Le Saint-Laurent et les Grands Lacs au temps de la vapeur 1850-1950.(Book review)
December 22, 2006... Le Saint-Laurent et les Grands Lacs au temps de la vapeur 1850-1950 by Pierre Camu, Les Cahiers du Quebec, CQ 137, Collection Geographie, Editions Hurtubise HMH Itee, Montreal, 2005, 616 pp., paper $69.96 (ISBN: 2-89428-679-1) In the...