Extraction

The Community Impacts of Mobile Work in Canada's Natural Resources Sector

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

Extraction: The Community Impacts of Mobile Work in Canada’s Natural Resources Sector explores how employment-related geographical mobility (E-RGM), including long-distance commuting and fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) work, impacts every aspect of life for workers, their families, and their communities, including the communities where they live, work, and travel through.Focusing on the oil and gas, mining, and mineral processing sectors (extractive industries), this collection traces the shift from traditional “resource towns” to more mobile, camp-based work since the 1980s. The authors draw on findings from the seven-year, SSHRC-funded project, On the Move Partnership, to examine the socio-economic benefits and costs of mobile work for source, host, and hub communities, as well as its effects on identity, belonging, and place attachment. This volume is organized around three key themes: first, mobile work and economic development, analysing how mobile work impacts local and regional economies; second, mobile work and sense of place, investigating how mobility affects families and community connections; and finally, planning for mobile work, addressing the implications for planning, governance, infrastructure, and service delivery.By integrating research from geography, sociology, planning, and regional development, this book provides a timely analysis of how Canada’s reliance on mobile labour in the natural resources sector is reshaping local economies, social relationships, and community life.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-11-17
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:1 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:University of Toronto Press
ISBN:9781049808031

Utforska kategorier

Mikroekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Arbetsmarknaden inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Geografi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Doug Lionais is a professor in the MBA Community Economic Development Program at Cape Breton University.Kelly Vodden is a professor (research) in the Environmental Policy Institute at the Grenfell Campus of Memorial University.

Innehållsförteckning

List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgmentsPart I: Introduction1. The Community Impacts of Mobile Work in Canada’s Natural Resources SectorHeather M. Hall, Doug Lionais, and Kelly Vodden2. Commute Work in the Resource and Construction Sectors: Characteristics, Origins, and DriversKeith Storey3. Commute Work in the Resource and Construction Sectors: What Have We Learned from the Canadian Experience?Keith StoreyPart II: Mobile Work and Socio-economic Development4. Toys, Houses, & Trucks: Exploring the Economic Development Impacts of Mobile Work in Newfoundland and Labrador Source, Host, and Mixed CommunitiesHeather M. Hall, Leanna Butters, and Kelly Vodden5. Family Impacts of Mobile Oil Work in Atlantic Canada: Prince Edward Island and Cape BretonDoug Lionais and Christina Murray6. Home Is Here and There: Place Attachment and Employment-Related Geographical Mobility in Newfoundland and LabradorLeanna Butters, Joshua Barrett, and Kelly Vodden7. Place Relations in Fort McMurray: An Intersectional Constellation of Im/mobilitiesSara DorowPart III: Planning for Mobile Work8. Built Space Change in a Canadian Fly-In/Fly-Out Source-Hub Community: Implications for Community SustainabilityLeanna Butters9. Mitigating Impacts and Leveraging Benefits: The Role of Local Government in Managing Mobile Labour and Work CampsLaura Ryser, Greg Halseth, and Sean Markey10. The Future of Mobile Work in the Natural Resources Sector & the Impacts on CommunitiesDoug Lionais, Heather M. Hall, and Kelly Vodden