Immigrant residential geographies and the 'spatial assimilation' debate in Canada, 1997-2007

Journal of International Migration and Integration

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-108

  Mendez, Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Canada; Immigrants; Residential concentration

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC GROUP; IMMIGRANT; MINORITY GROUP; MOBILITY; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 63349089207     PISSN: 14883473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12134-008-0090-8     Document Type: Article

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