Lagging behind in suburbia: Suburban versus urban newcomers’ employment settlement service outcomes in Metro Vancouver, Canada

Zuberi, Daniyal; Ivemark, Biorn; Ptashnick, Melita

doi:10.1016/j.soscij.2018.03.001

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“…The data used in analyzing the typology of the Bekasi Regency is village-level statistical data related to the five development aspects of the urban-rural development concept [28]. The urban-rural development (URD) concept is used to pay a closer attention to the five development aspects in viewing transformation of urban-rural regions [28], such as (1) the composition and rate of population growth (population aspect) [44,45]; (2) land-use structure (land-use aspect) [46,47]; (3) socioeconomic condition [48]; (4) industrial development [49]; and (5) environmental aspects [50][51][52]. Based on the five aspects of the URD concept and the availability of village-level statistic data related to URD, thirteen variables are chosen that reflect all aspects of the URD.…”

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Characterizing Industrial-Dominated Suburban Formation Using Quantitative Zoning Method: The Case of Bekasi Regency, Indonesia

2020

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Suburbanization of Bekasi Regency as a part of the Jakarta Metropolitan Area (JMA) is mainly induced by urban expansion and industrialization, in which the suburbanization process threatens food security and ultimately disrupts urban sustainability. This study aims to characterize industrial-dominated suburban formation to manage the suburbanization process using a quantitative zoning method. In assessing the characteristics of industrially dominated suburban, this research utilizes the concept of urban–rural development (URD), which consists of five aspects of development (socioeconomic, population, industrial, land-use, and environmental). Factor analysis and Rustiadi’s spatial clustering form regional clusters using all variables while referring to the URD concept. The results showed that there are three regional typologies: (i) urban, (ii) Desakota, and (iii) rural regions. Urban regions are located in the central and western parts of Bekasi Regency, rural regions are located in the northern part of Bekasi Regency, while the desakota region is located between urban and rural regions. Characteristics of each typology then could be used as the basis for development policy in Bekasi Regency which is then constructed towards the protection of agricultural areas in the rural and desakota regions, serving both food security function and strengthening urban sustainability of JMA.

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Section: Data Collectionmentioning

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Characterizing Industrial-Dominated Suburban Formation Using Quantitative Zoning Method: The Case of Bekasi Regency, Indonesia

2020

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“…The decision of recent immigrants to by-pass the inner city and move directly to suburban neighbourhoods can be explained by several factors. Historically, settling in the inner-city seemed the most logical and desirable option due to the affordability and supply of housing typologies (Agrawal, 2010;Zuberi et al, 2018). However, over the years housing in inner cities has become increasingly unaffordable, thus pushing recent immigrants to look for cheaper and more affordable housing options in the suburbs (Agrawal, 2010;Zuberi et al, 2018).…”

Section: The Suburbanization Of Immigrantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Historically, settling in the inner-city seemed the most logical and desirable option due to the affordability and supply of housing typologies (Agrawal, 2010;Zuberi et al, 2018). However, over the years housing in inner cities has become increasingly unaffordable, thus pushing recent immigrants to look for cheaper and more affordable housing options in the suburbs (Agrawal, 2010;Zuberi et al, 2018). Another factor that explains immigrant settlement in suburban neighbourhoods is the preference for low-density housing options, which are further compounded by factors such as immigration class, lifestyle stages, and trends of upward mobility (Agrawal, 2010).…”

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The Suburbanization of Immigrants: Exploring Municipal Capacity to Accommodate the Settlement of Recent and Established Immigrants in the Region of Peel

Mangat

2024

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This paper takes the recent settlement patterns of immigrants as a point of departure to explore the capacity of municipalities, despite jurisdictional constraints, to respond to such large waves of settlement and engage immigrant populations in the planning process. Through a policy review and analysis, and key interviews with settlement service providers and planning professionals, the findings of this paper suggest that the Region of Peel is aware of their increasing immigrant population and municipalities are responding to varying degrees. This increase is being acknowledged by using language in their policy documents that is reflective of the municipal responsiveness criteria identified by Good (2005) and by the settlement and integration continuum indicators identified by Murphy (2010). The interviews further reveal that the Region of Peel is planning for immigrants by planning for future growth and that although barriers remain, mechanisms are in place to publicly engage immigrants in the planning and decision-making process.

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“…Many major cities-such as Toronto and Montreal-have dense networks of civil society organizations that serve as service hubs and collectively constitute powerful agents that support resilience in vulnerable and migrant communities (DeVerteuil, 2017). The absence of such service hubs in smaller centers and suburbs (Lo et al, 2015;Mukhtar et al, 2016;Zuberi et al, 2018) may hamper integration, and even when available, suburban services are often viewed unfavorably. In Vancouver, immigrants reported that services offered at downtown locations were more relevant and effective than services offered at suburban locations (Zuberi et al, 2018).…”

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“…The absence of such service hubs in smaller centers and suburbs (Lo et al, 2015;Mukhtar et al, 2016;Zuberi et al, 2018) may hamper integration, and even when available, suburban services are often viewed unfavorably. In Vancouver, immigrants reported that services offered at downtown locations were more relevant and effective than services offered at suburban locations (Zuberi et al, 2018).…”

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Migration and Resilience in Urban Canada: Why Social Resilience, Why Now?

Preston

Shields

Akbar

2021

Int. Migration & Integration

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Drawing on an extensive review of recent literature about resilience and integration, this paper evaluates a social resilience approach to the integration of international migrants in Canadian cities. We advocate a social resilience approach that acknowledges how institutions of all types play critical roles in newcomers’ efforts to establish their lives in new places, especially when faced with unanticipated events such as a global pandemic. Centering research around the concept of social resilience goes beyond the neoliberal idea that integration is primarily an individual affair achieved with support from friends, family, and a nebulous community and draws attention to the social diversity of migrants and the complexity of their migration and settlement histories. Inherently relational, a social resilience approach encourages comparative studies of integration across cities that can reveal how different institutions and their programs affect migrants’ trajectories. Detailed examinations of local institutions and their responses to shifting selection and integration policies, especially during a pandemic, also hold the potential to provide crucial information for supporting newcomers effectively.

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Lagging behind in suburbia: Suburban versus urban newcomers’ employment settlement service outcomes in Metro Vancouver, Canada

Cited by 9 publications

References 39 publications

Characterizing Industrial-Dominated Suburban Formation Using Quantitative Zoning Method: The Case of Bekasi Regency, Indonesia

Characterizing Industrial-Dominated Suburban Formation Using Quantitative Zoning Method: The Case of Bekasi Regency, Indonesia

The Suburbanization of Immigrants: Exploring Municipal Capacity to Accommodate the Settlement of Recent and Established Immigrants in the Region of Peel

Migration and Resilience in Urban Canada: Why Social Resilience, Why Now?

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