The Changing Social Geography of Canadian Cities
Larry S. Bourne,David F. Ley,David F. Ley,David F. Ley
The Changing Social Geography of Canadian Cities
Larry S. Bourne,David F. Ley,David F. Ley,David F. Ley
The contributors to this volume demonstrate the richness and diversity of the social landscapes and communities in Canadian urban centres, emphasizing changes which occurred in the period from the mid 1960s to the early 1990s. The nineteen non-technical and integrative essays include reviews of the literature, empirical studies, and discussions of policy issues. CONTENTS Introduction * The Social Context and Diversity of Urban Canada – David F. Ley and Larry S. Bourne Part One - Patterns: People and Place in Urban Canada * Evolving Urban Landscapes – D.W. Holdsworth * Measuring the Social Ecology of Cities – W.K.D. Davies and R.A. Murdie * Demography, Living Arrangement, and Residential Geography – J.R. Miron * Urban Social Behaviour in Time and Space – D.G. Janelle Part Two - Contexts: Social Structure and Urban Space * Migration, Mobility, and Population Redistribution – E.G. Moore and M.W. Rosenberg * The Emerging Ethnocultural Mosaic – S.H. Olson and A.L. Kobayashi * Work, Labour Markets, and Households in Transition – D. Rose and P. Villeneuve * Housing Markets, Community Development, and Neighbourhood Change – Larry S. Bourne and T. Bunting Part Three - Places: Selected Locales * Integrating Production and Consumption: Industry, Class, Ethnicity, and the Jews of Toronto – D. Hiebert * Past Elites and Present Gentry: Neighbourhoods of Privilege in the Inner City – David F. Ley * From Periphery to Centre: The Changing Geography of the Suburbs – L.J. Evenden and G.E. Walker * The Social Geography of Small Towns – J.C. Everitt and A.M. Gill Part Four - Needs: Social Well-being and Public Policy * Social Planning and the Welfare State – J.T. Lemon * The Meaning of Home, Home Ownership, and Public Policy – R. Harris and G.J. Pratt * Homelessness – M.J. Dear and J. Wolch * Geography of Urban Health – S.M. Taylor * Changing Access to Public and Private Services: Non-family Childcare – S. Mackenzie and M. Truelove * Cities as a Social Responsibility: Planning and Urban Form – P.J. Smith and P.W. Moore
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