The Canadian Geographer articles from September 2003

The Canadian Geographer archives from September 2003

Canadian-Asian transnationalism.
September 22, 2003... In recent years, Canada's relationship with its southern neighbour has been an overriding pre-occupation of politics, public policy and academic debate (Clarkson 2002). There are good reasons for this. The United States received more than 80...

Flexible citizens? Transnationalism and citizenship amongst economic immigrants in Vancouver.
September 22, 2003... Introduction In November 1999, during an interview at a public high school in a suburb of Vancouver, Vice Principal Mrs. Palmer (1) noted that she frequently has difficulty contacting the parents of some of her students. Very often, she...

Transnational geographies: Indian immigration to Canada.
September 22, 2003... Introduction Immigration has played a central role in Canadian nation-building, not only in providing labour, but also in forging international political, economic and cultural connections. The rising global influence of various Asian...

Aid, conflict and migration: the Canada-Sri Lanka connection.
September 22, 2003... 'Sri Lanka peace deal forged on Canada's federal model' proclaims a 6 December headline on the front page of The Globe and Mail (Knox 2002). The article outlines the role of former Ontario Premier Bob Rae in briefing government and rebel...

Transnationalism and identity: a tale of two faces and multiple lives.
September 22, 2003... We began writing new chapters of our lives when we came to Canada as international students. Both young Asian women from middle-class, urban backgrounds, we simultaneously embarked upon a migrant life in Toronto. The simple condition of being...

Creating social spaces for transnational feminist advocacy: the Canadian International Development Agency, the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women and Philippine women's NGOs.
September 22, 2003... Introduction Canada is apparently known within the international development community for its strong leadership and support in two areas: gender and the environment. This reputation has been established through the Canadian International...

Constructing contemporary artistic identities in Toronto neighbourhoods.
September 22, 2003... Introduction In the mind's eye, the work culture of visual artists is 'placed' in the urban landscape in particular neighbourhoods. These imagined geographies provide a spatial frame of reference that imparts coherence, shape and substance...

Gendering environmental geography.
September 22, 2003... Despite women's concern for the environment, they are overrepresented in polluted and/or resource-poor areas and underrepresented in environmental policy decision-making. In the past two decades, the Canadian federal...

From 'black-balling' to 'marking': the suburban origin of redlining in Canada, 1930s-1950s.
September 22, 2003... In Canada, redlining is a concept that should be handled with particular care. The term was imported during the 1960s from the United States, where it had been developed during the Depression by federal housing agencies that wished to warn...

Where do we publish? Journals chosen by Canadian geographers, 1999-2001.
September 22, 2003... Introduction Geographical scholarship in Canada is extremely diverse. Our research interests are eclectic, and we publish in many different forums, including a host of refereed journals. Refereed journal articles are by no means the only...

Integrated Environmental Planning.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... by James K. Lein, Blackwell Science, Oxford 2003. 228 pp. paper $44.95 (ISBN 0-632-04346-6) There are more than a few journals that devote space to themes in environmental planning, but there seem to be few comprehensive books that explore...

Transnationalism and New African Immigration to South Africa.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Edited by Jonathan Crush and David A. McDonald, Southern African Migration Project (SAMP) and the Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS), Kingston, ON, 2002, iv + 184 pp. paper $30.00 (ISBN 0-88911-926-0) In a recent progress...

On Borders: Perspectives on International Migration in Southern Africa.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Edited by David A. McDonald, Southern African Migration Project (SAMP), Kingston, ON and St. Martin's Press, New York, 2000, xiv + 302 pp. paper Cdn$30.00 (ISBN: 0-312-23268-3) On Borders is a very welcome addition to the growing literature...

Social Geographies, Space and Society.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... by Gill Valentine, Pearson Education Ltd, Harlow, England, 2001, xvi + 420p. paper Cdn$ 52.95 (ISBN 0582-35777-2) With this textbook, Gill Valentine has largely achieved her goal to write a book that will inspire undergraduate geography...

Geographies of Health: an Introduction.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... by Anthony C. Gatrell, Oxford and Malden, MA, Blackwell Publishers, 2002, xv + 294 pp. cloth US$59.95 (ISBN 0-631-219-846); paper US$27.95 (ISBN 0-631-219-854) In some ways, Canada is a country obsessed with its health-care system. The...

Fish, Law and Colonialism: the Legal Capture of Salmon in British Columbia.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... by Douglas C. Harris, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 2001, ix + 306 pp. paper $27.95 (ISBN 0802084532) This is one of the finest scholarly studies on the history and law of an Aboriginal fishery. Fish, law and colonialism may seem to...

The 'Great Swivel Link': Canada's Welland Canal.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... by Roberta M. Styran and Robert R. Taylor, The Champlain Society, Toronto, 2001, cxviii + 494 pp. cloth $100.00 (ISBN 09689317-0-7) The Champlain Society is two years short of its centenary, and four years short of the centenary of its...