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A Serpent in the Garden: Implications of Highway Development in Canada’s Niagara Fruit Belt
Author(s) -
Hill A. Suzanne
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of historical sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.186
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1467-6443
pISSN - 0952-1909
DOI - 10.1111/1467-6443.t01-1-00189
Subject(s) - urbanization , agriculture , queen (butterfly) , government (linguistics) , geography , archaeology , economic growth , ecology , economics , biology , hymenoptera , linguistics , philosophy
This paper examines how long–term residents of the Niagara Fruit Belt of Ontario, Canada interpret the disappearance of prime farming land. The Queen Elizabeth Way, a highway development, is identified as one major initiative which has deeply affected the characteristics of the region and, importantly, has overshadowed perspectives of development and growth. An historical account of the development of the highway is presented to show how the event has become symbolic of urbanization and government interference. Participants in the study expressed little hope for the continuation of fruit farming in the region.