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Theses/Dissertations

Wilfrid Laurier University

Geography

1974

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The Canadian Regional North American Residential Preference Surfaces, Grant William Brown Jan 1974

The Canadian Regional North American Residential Preference Surfaces, Grant William Brown

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

The objective of this research was to examine the North American residential preference surfaces of the six traditional regions of Canada. Each regional surface demonstrated a decided spatial regularity in preferences. This regularity was distorted somewhat by local biases and the location of the sample tested relative to the rest of the surface. There was a general tendency to rate the local area high and for preference to decline with increasing distance from the local area. In addition, each surface indicated a strong preference for the west coast here called an ‘Eden’ effect. A ridge of high desirability generally joined …


Non-Resident Ownership In The Countryside Of Bruce County: A Case Of Rural Resettlement, Robert John Worrall Jan 1974

Non-Resident Ownership In The Countryside Of Bruce County: A Case Of Rural Resettlement, Robert John Worrall

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

This study is concerned with the countryside facet of the non-resident ownership phenomenon. The utilization of spatio-temporal analysis in the research answered some of the questions that have arisen concerning the extent and trends associated with the non-resident ownership process.

Rather than employ one of the many diverse governmental definitions based on political ethnocentrism, this study made use of a three-part non-resident ownership definition based more on distance and the characteristics of the Burce County agricultural subsystem. Consequently, foreigners and Canadians were equally viewed as potential non-resident owners. Such a breakdown revealed that Canadian, rather than foreign non-resident ownership, has …


An Analysis Of Youth And Adult Ontario Recreational Travel Characteristics: A Pilot Study In The City Of Waterloo For The Summer Of 1972, Gregory Ian Dick Jan 1974

An Analysis Of Youth And Adult Ontario Recreational Travel Characteristics: A Pilot Study In The City Of Waterloo For The Summer Of 1972, Gregory Ian Dick

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

This paper examines the travel patterns of youth and adult recreational participants from Waterloo, Ontario. Specifically, the study pertains to the travel done by these participants in Ontario, during the summer of 1972, and as such, contributes to the sparse literature available on the subject.

It is discovered, that when youth are disaggregated from the population, one is able to determine the recreation travel differences between both parties, with a high degree of accuracy. The fact that a large percent of youth and adults frequent areas of their particular choice, indicates that there must be recognizable characteristics in both parties …