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HS 3010f
Cathie Brown
Figure 1: Canadian industries are
concentrated
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90
80
70
60
% 50
40
30
20
10
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Agr.Imp
Fish
Beverage
Dairy
Petrol
Flour
Forestry
% Market Share of Leading 8 Industries - 1995
depopulation
capricious entitlements
loss of non-market services
diminished capacity for self-organization
Consequences for Rural Canada III
capricious entitlements
loss of services
trapping in poverty cycle
stigmatization
Consequences for Urban Canada
• Gentrification of urban-adjacent
• Increased importance of amenities/environment
• Alteration of family structure
• Risk Society
Health Results:
Urban standards demanded
National coordination required
Chronic and social problems more important
New Forms of Social Exclusion
Health Results:
Populations at risk:
Elderly, single mothers, working poor, youth,
Aboriginal Peoples
Periphery Economies and IT
• Is location Important?
Physical Environment
Social Demographic Forces Stress
Economics Coping
Culture Health Behaviours Pop.
Political System Health Service Use Health
Health Care System Generic Risk Factors
Trends in Prices…
• Cost of transportation has been declining
– Still costs to transport to and from
• Communication costs declining
• Cost of moving people increasing (tourism)
• Moving goods & information vs people
2 Faces of Farming
• More Larger farms
• Fewer smaller farms
• Net income directly related to farm size
– Bigger = more income
• Larger farms invest more
• Debt rises more for large farms