Growth and decline in the Canadian urban system: The impact of emerging economic, policy and demographic trends

GeoJournal

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 517-538

  Filion, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Global economy; Urban economics; Urban polarization; Urban systems

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION; ECONOMIC SECTORS; GLOBAL ECONOMIES; HIGH-ORDER; LABOUR MARKET; LARGE CITIES; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC SECTOR; URBAN AREAS; URBAN ECONOMICS; URBAN POLARIZATION; URBAN SYSTEMS;

EMPLOYMENT; POLARIZATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGIONAL PLANNING;

ECONOMICS;

DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; GLOBALIZATION; IMMIGRANT; LABOR MARKET; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC SECTOR; REGIONAL ECONOMY; URBAN AREA; URBAN GROWTH;

CANADA;

EID: 78449276338     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-009-9275-8     Document Type: Article

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