A Social Geography of Canada. (Record no. 131836)
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| International Standard Book Number | 9781459727717 |
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| Canceled/invalid ISBN | 9781550020922 |
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| System control number | (OCoLC)1009305234 |
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| Language of cataloging | eng |
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| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | GF511 .S62 1991 |
| 082 0# - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 971 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Robinson, Guy M. |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A Social Geography of Canada. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Toronto : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Dundurn Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 1991. |
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| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | ©1991. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (508 pages) |
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| Content type term | text |
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| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Cover -- A Social Geography of Canada -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Part One: The Canadian Dimension -- 1 Introduction: Wreford Watson's Social Geography and a Social Geography of Canada -- 1.1 The Sociological Aspects of Geography -- 1.2 A Social Geography of Canada -- 1.3 The Canadian Dimension -- 2 Aspects of Social Differentiation in Canada -- 2.1 Ethnic Groups -- 2.2 The Labour Force -- 2.3 Urban versus Rural -- 2.4 The Canadian Identity -- 2.5 Regionalism -- 3 Pluralism and National Unity -- 3.1 A Country Born of Diversity -- 3.2 Diversity and Consensus -- 3.3 Conclusion -- 4 Social Cohesion and Conflicts in Quebec -- 4.1 Quebec: A Society That Has Undergone Profound Change -- 4.2 The Old French/English Cleavage -- 4.3 Social Classes and National Consciousness among French-speaking Quebecers -- 4.4 Conclusion -- 5 The Population of Ontario: A Study of the Foundation of a Social Geography -- 5.1 Refugee Beginnings -- 5.2 Variables Affecting Population Size -- 5.3 Changing Population Distributions -- 5.4 Changing Population Composition -- 5.5 Population as a Key to the Social Geography of Ontario -- 5.6 Conclusion -- Part Two: The Urban Dynamic: Social Geographies of Urban Canada -- 6 Introduction: Urbananization and the Urban Dynamic -- 6.1 The Urban Image -- 6.2 Urban Social Areas -- 6.3 Suburbanization -- 6.4 Urban Futures -- 7 Canadian Cities: Recent Developments and the Changing Image -- 7.1 Changes in the Urban Landscape -- 7.2 Redevelopment and the New Image -- 7.3 Transport and New Attitudes -- 7.4 Residential Patterns and the New Social Composition -- 7.5 Conclusion -- 8 Mapping the Socio-economic Landscape of Ottawa-Hull -- 8.1 Watson's "Social Himalayas" and Computer Cartography -- 8.2 A New Cartography for Mapping Social Variables. |
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| Formatted contents note | 8.3 The "Social Himalayas" of Ottawa-Hull -- 8.4 Conclusion -- 9 Ethnicity and Social Areas within Winnipeg -- 9.1 Ethnic Groups -- 9.2 Ethnic Sectors: The Social Areas of Winnipeg -- 10 The Expansion of Domestic Space on Vancouver's North Shore -- 10.1 General Considerations -- 10.2 Expansion Space: Magnitude, Distribution, and Characteristics -- 10.3 Stayers and Builders -- 11 Community Aspirations, Territorial Justice, and the Metropolitan Form of Edmonton and Calgary -- 11.1 The Frames of Reference for Territorial Determination in Alberta -- 11.2 Basis for a Comparative Study of Edmonton and Calgary -- 11.3 Circumstances of Community Development in the Edmonton and Calgary Metropolitan Areas -- 11.4 The Reformer's Paradox and the Low-Status Suburbs -- 11.5 Implications for the Evolution of Metropolitan Form -- 12 Urban Canada 2001 -- 12.1 Canada's Urban System -- 12.2 The Physical Structure of the City -- 12.3 The Social Dimensions of the City -- 12.4 Conclusion -- Part Three: Beyond Main Street -- 13 Introduction: Rural Canada - Urbanization, Depopulation, and the North -- 13.1 The Heart of the Nation? -- 13.2 Urbanization -- 13.3 Depopulation -- 13.4 Native Peoples: The Other Canadians -- 14 The City Beyond the City -- 14.1 The Dynamics of the Rural-Urban Fringe in Canada -- 14.2 The Northward Expansion of Toronto -- 14.3 Changes in the Social Geography of the Rural-Urban Fringe -- 14.4 Land-use Conflicts -- 15 Rural Change in the Prairies -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Population Change -- 15.3 Land and Livelihood -- 15.4 Social and Economic Institutions -- 15.5 Prospect -- 16 Growth and Decay in the Rural Maritimes: The Example of Pictou Island -- 17 The People of Newfoundland: A Longue Duree in Historical Geography -- 17.1 The "Grande Longue Duree -- 17.2 The "Petite Longue Duree -- 17.3 The First Literacy Transition. |
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| Formatted contents note | 17.4 Newfoundland's Population in 1981 and the Second Literacy Transition -- 17.5 The People of Newfoundland in 1986 -- 17.6 Newfoundland in 1991: A People in Crisis -- 18 Co-operatives as Instruments of Social Change for the Inuit of Canada -- 18.1 Introduction -- 18.2 The Forces of Change -- 18.3 Settlements and Settlement Dwellers -- 18.4 The Co-operatives -- 18.5 The Future -- Part Four: Planning, Society, and Environment -- 19 Introduction: Society and the Planned Management of Resources -- 19.1 Resource Development and Social Impacts -- 19.2 Social Planning and Geographic Regions -- 20 Society and Environment: How People Have Influenced Environmental Policies in Canada -- 20.1 Introduction -- 20.2 Resource Development in Canada -- 20.3 Emerging Challenges -- 20.4 Future Directions -- 21 "Getting to Yes" in the Wilderness: The British Columbia Experience in Environmental Policy Making -- 21.1 Environmental Conflict and Models of Conflict Resolution -- 21.2 Wilderness Policy in British Columbia -- 21.3 The Wilderness Advisory Committee -- 21.4 South Moresby: The Jewel in the Crown -- 21.5 Recommendations and Reactions -- 21.6 Lessons Learned -- 22 Some Geographical Aspects of Social Policy and Evaluation -- 22.1 Federal Social Policies and Practices -- 22.2 Structural Adjustments and Poverty, as Basic Factors in Social Policy -- 22.3 Importance of an Improved Geographical Framework -- 22.4 Outline of an Improved System of Socio-economic Areas -- Appendix: An Appreciation of James Wreford Watson, with a Bibliography of His Work. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This collection of essays focus on subjects which formed the basis of his life's work -- the changing character of Canadian landscape and society, and the urbanization of that society, including aspects of its historical evolution, its present spacial forms and current social issues. |
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| Source of description note | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. |
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| Local note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Watson, J. Wreford-(James Wreford),-1915-1990. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Human geography-Canada. |
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| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
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| Relationship information | Print version: |
| Main entry heading | Robinson, Guy M. |
| Title | A Social Geography of Canada |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | Toronto : Dundurn Press,c1991 |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781550020922 |
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