Social Infrastructure and Vulnerability in the Suburbs

Lo, Lucia/ Preston, Valerie/ Anisef, Paul/ Basu, Ranu/ Wang, Shuguang

ISBN 10: 1442650249 / ISBN 13: 9781442650244

Published by Univ of Toronto Pr, 2015

1st edition. 208 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # x-1442650249

Synopsis:

Social Infrastructure and Vulnerability in the Suburbs examines how the combination of the low-density, car-centric geography of outer suburbs and neoliberal governance in the past several decades has affected disadvantaged populations in North American metro areas. Taking the example of York Region, a large outer suburb north of Toronto, the authors provide a spatial analysis that illuminates the invisible geography of vulnerability in the region. The volume examines access to social services by vulnerable groups who are not usually associated with the suburbs: recent immigrants, seniors, and low-income families. Investigating their access to four types of social infrastructure - education, employment, housing, and settlement services - this book presents a range of policy recommendations for how to address the social inequalities that characterize contemporary outer suburbs.

About the Author: Lucia Lo is a professor in the Department of Geography at York University. Valerie Preston is a professor in the Department of Geography at York University. Paul Anisef is a professor emeritus in the Department of Sociology at York University. Ranu Basu is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at York University. Shuguang Wang is a professor in the Department of Geography at Ryerson University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Social Infrastructure and Vulnerability in ...
Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Brand New