Pulling apart: new perspectives on the spatial dimensions of neighbourhood income disparities in Canadian cities

Sébastien Breau (), Michael Shin () and Nick Burkhart ()
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Sébastien Breau: Department of Geography
Michael Shin: Department of Geography
Nick Burkhart: Department of Geography

Journal of Geographical Systems, 2018, vol. 20, issue 1, No 1, 25 pages

Abstract: Abstract The spatial configurations of changes in the distribution of incomes within Canada’s eight largest metropolitan areas are examined using a new approach based on dynamic local indicators of spatial association. These changes are characterized by increasing spatial polarization (or divergence) between higher- and lower-income neighbourhoods in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa-Gatineau, Calgary and Vancouver. Though patterns of spatial polarization are less pronounced in Edmonton, Winnipeg and Quebec City, several lower-income neighbourhoods in these cities nevertheless appear to be losing ground relative to other neighbourhoods. These neighbourhoods are typically characterized by higher levels of precarious employment and higher shares of visible minority and recent immigrant populations.

Keywords: Urban inequality; Neighbourhood income disparities; Spatial polarization; Directional LISAs; Micro-data; Canada (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I30 J31 O51 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/s10109-017-0255-0

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