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The urban in fragile, uncertain, neoliberal times: towards new geographies of social justice?
Author(s) -
WALKS R. ALAN
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the canadian geographer / le géographe canadien
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1541-0064
pISSN - 0008-3658
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-0064.2009.00268.x
Subject(s) - restructuring , scholarship , global city , economic justice , economic restructuring , neoliberalism (international relations) , economic geography , immigration , human geography , corporate governance , urban geography , political science , geography , political economy , economy , economic growth , urban planning , sociology , economics , law , ecology , finance , biology
Canadian cities are at a crossroads. The neoliberalization of governance at multiple scales, inadequate re‐investment in urban infrastructure, increasing reliance on continental and international trade, and the restructuring of the space economy have combined to weaken Canada's cities just as the global economic system is undergoing transformation. Canadian urban geographic scholarship has much to offer under current conditions, and is already making significant contributions in key areas. In particular, research on what might be called the contours and impacts of urban restructuring and the neoliberal city, immigration and cities of difference, and urban environmental justice show much promise and are likely to define the core of Canadian urban geography into the future .