Social Infrastructure and Vulnerability in the Suburbs
Author | : Lucia Lo |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2015-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781442628328 |
ISBN-13 | : 1442628324 |
Rating | : 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Download or read book Social Infrastructure and Vulnerability in the Suburbs written by Lucia Lo and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.