Even in Canada? The multiscalar construction and experience of concentrated immigrant poverty in gateway cities

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 686-713

  Smith, Heather ^a   Ley, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concentrated immigrant poverty; Everyday life; Neighborhood effects; Social exclusion; Toronto; Vancouver

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRANT; METROPOLITAN AREA; NEIGHBORHOOD; POVERTY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL EXCLUSION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO; UNITED STATES; VANCOUVER;

EID: 65449146336     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00045600802104509     Document Type: Article

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