Abstract The worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression has drawn worldwide attention to America's subprime mortgage sector and its linkages with predatory exploitation in working‐class racially marginalized communities. During nearly two decades of expansion, agents capital fought regulation reform by (1) using doctrine risk‐based pricing equate innovation democratized access capital, (2) appealing cultural myths ‘American Dream’ homeownership, (3) dismissing well‐documented...

This paper considers the importance of age in delineating urban space, latter operationalised as high-density living. Many cities have experienced an increase inner city living contributing to gentrification. Today, contain more amenities, public transit and housing options than past but there are also growing affordability concerns owing rising prices. Especially young adults, sometimes dubbed Millennials, making location decisions a context lower employment security, higher costs...

Urban planning policy in North America is increasingly dominated by the ideal of "sustainability-as-density"—the promotion walkable neighborhoods containing high-density housing proximity to transit and daily amenities. Although this approach scrutinized due its links gentrification rising regional costs, there are few examples analysis neighborhood-level effects, especially social impacts. This study extends a political ecology perspective combine quantitative, cultural, critical methods...

We investigate the spatial relationships among three prominent facets of contemporary urbanism – gentrification, studentification, and youthification in context Canadian post-secondary educational institutions (universities colleges). conduct analysis major cities with substantial knowledge economy sectors using confidential Statistics Canada census files, which include information on individuals their geographies, location universities colleges, by enrolment size. document ‘spillover’...

On May 7, 2020, Sidewalk Labs (part of Alphabet, which includes Google) abandoned its Toronto waterfront redevelopment project after two-and-a-half years planning, public relations, and bargaining with the agency responsible for this sector. The official final reason gave withdrawal was uncertainty real estate market due to COVID-19 pandemic. Few observers scene subscribed explanation. Events did not unfold as would have hoped for. Its venture exposes implementation difficulties a form...

The effect of residential capital through immigration on the internal structure cities and housing markets has become increasing importance. This study examines effects Vancouver's market as city became increasingly influenced by global processes arrival skilled wealthy migrants. changing determinants demand are analyzed for recent immigrants rest population using Statistics Canada data two time periods. Intraurban spatial dimensions changes in examined tract data. analysis reveals a...

Abstract Considering Vancouver and Montreal as case studies, this article demonstrates the increasing centralization of young adult population since early 1980s. Gentrification, which brings higher income earners to inner city, is often explained a class‐based process associated with post‐industrial, post‐Fordist, and, more recently, neo‐liberal restructuring. However, delays in child‐bearing, educational attainment, growing amenity housing component cities have also sharpened division space...

Current research depicts suburbs as becoming more heterogeneous in terms of socio-economic status. Providing a novel analysis, this paper engages with that by operationalising suburban ways living (homeownership, single-family dwelling occupancy and automobile use) relating them to the geography income across 26 Canadian metropolitan areas. We find exist new areas remain associated higher incomes even older suburbs, places, have become diverse. In largest cities relationship between is...

Regulating the negative impacts of private off-campus student housing on neighbourhoods, especially where it is concentrated by processes 'studentification,' a pressing planning issue in knowledge economy city universities are expanding. We piece together history for Waterloo, Ontario from 1986 to 2016 through an analysis documents. Over this time, has proactively anticipated changes and attempted direct development accordingly ways that extend beyond 'studentified' areas. therefore argue...

Problem, research strategy, and findings: Mixed-use zoning is widely advocated to increase density; promote active transportation; encourage economic development; create lively, diverse neighborhoods. We know little, however, about whether mixed-use developments affect housing affordability. question the impact of on affordability in Toronto (Canada) between 1991 2006 face waning government support for affordable increasing income inequality due occupational restructuring accompanying a...

ABSTRACT Research and policy debates in the United States have focused on dramatic growth of mortgage lending risky subprime sector, which serves consumers with weaker credit histories, its concentration racially ethnically marginalised communities. Evidence linking boom to proliferation predatory abuses, however, is often dismissed as anecdotal or isolated a few unique places. In this paper, we undertake geographical analysis central justifications for deregulated risk‐based pricing:...

This study analyses the distribution of home workers across three largest urban regions in Canada and shows how they differ sex worker, household type, income level, occupation industry. The highest proportion is art, culture recreation occupations followed by management, field dominated men. Women make financial, secretarial administrative third-largest group workers. spatial follows a sectoral form. While characteristics inner-city suburban differ, differences are same as for commuters....

This paper provides a comparative environmental analysis of three subdivision designs for the same site: an ecovillage, new-urbanist design and up-scale estate subdivision. The comparison is based on ecological footprints (EF). Based built form alone, higher-density subdivisions resulted in lower EF. Consumption data were limited to since this actual use study site, but comparisons made with regional US averages. suggests that consumption contributes more overall footprint than form....

The evolution, and in many cases devolution, of housing policy has been the subject much prior research (e.g., Hulchanski Sapcott 2008; Dalton 2009). In this light, Greg Suttor’s book “Still...

This paper demonstrates the importance of a comprehensive framework to assess how telework affects sustainability. Sustainability-policy evaluation rarely considers substitution effects despite broad recognition that overall lifestyles must be analyzed gauge policy-induced behavioral changes translate into net environmental impact. Casestudy data indicate has far-reaching, complex, and varied on lifestyle practices, with potentially important implications. Because adjustments occur across...

Changing socioeconomic conditions are increasing the flexible workforce, such as home workers that believed to internalize need for home-work space in their housing consumption. Analysis of census data thirteen Canadian metropolitan areas shows households where one or both maintainers work from have a greater propensity reside larger single-family detached houses than comparable with who commute work. The variable increases probability dwelling occupancy more age, immigration, and household...

This study examines the changes in residential property value Canada's three largest metropolitan areas by using shift-share and regression analysis with census tract data. The results show that tracts increased their share of areas' real estate one decade tend to lose during next decade. After accounting for effect new additions, main transfer wealth is from older suburban ring both inner city suburbs. variation growth not between suburbs but across inner-city tracts. shifts cycles...

:This article examines the relationship between emerging work arrangements and national settlement patterns. While growth is centralized in large cities, social commentators continue to suggest that workplace restructuring—facilitated by technological progress—encourages more dispersed patterns, evoking concern about environmental sustainability of trend. Multivariate analysis using Canadian census data shows with exception self-employed professionals, home workers, nonmanual occupations...

Abstract There is growing concern over income inequality and its generational dimensions. Post‐ F ordist neoliberal restructuring have reshaped urban labour markets, resulting in inequalities that disproportionately afflict younger workers. This article empirically analyses the transition as experienced M ontreal V ancouver, two C anadian cities undergone different ways. The study of young adults' changing incomes reveals intra‐ inter‐cohort inequality, an increasing intergenerational gap...

In the digital gig economy, workers generally have limited power and are disadvantaged compared to platform operators, who usually large technology firms. Workers often independent contractors rather than employees in this emerging form of work. While beneficial companies, these arrangements place considerable risk on workers. Moreover, structure economy presents challenges traditional labor organizing strategies. To identify strategies used by ridehailing drivers improve their working...

This study uses Geographic Information System analysis to measure the land potential for urban agriculture in four sub-urban neighbourhoods Waterloo, Ontario. Findings show that 49–58% of measured has support agriculture. In older post-war neighbourhoods, is primarily form private yards. Contrary, newer incorporating new urbanist ideals, have smaller yards but more public green space. Challenges and opportunities will differ between areas due differences neighbourhood design. The findings...