{"title":"Problematizing the sociocultural production of nature: Considering settler colonialism in Confederation Park","authors":"Miho Trudeau","doi":"10.1111/cag.70034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cag.70034","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>This manuscript provides a viewpoint on issues of settler colonialism in relation to natural playground contexts. Reflections emerged while conducting a multi-site study on natural playground development and usage in Calgary, Canada. One site was situated in a large urban green space, Confederation Park, and illustrated the materialization of green spaces as a settler-colonial project</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":47619,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Geographer-Geographe Canadien","volume":"69 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cag.70034","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145111111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Issue Information / Dans ce numéro","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/cag.12937","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cag.12937","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47619,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Geographer-Geographe Canadien","volume":"69 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cag.12937","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145101258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Scale and colonialism in nuclear waste siting: The geography of spent nuclear fuel in northwestern Ontario, Canada","authors":"Warren Bernauer, Elysia Petrone","doi":"10.1111/cag.70033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cag.70033","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article examines the social justice implications of the scales at which decisions are made about nuclear waste in northwestern Ontario. Drawing on a case study of a proposed deep geological repository, it argues that the nuclear industry's approach to site selection focuses on strategically constructed “local” and “national” scales of decision making which can exclude potentially affected First Nations and municipalities. By excluding other scales from decision making—including the scales that First Nations have mobilized like watersheds, transportation corridors, and First Nations territories —the nuclear industry has failed to include many First Nations and municipalities that could be exposed to environmental risk if the proposed waste repository is built and operated. As a result, the proposed waste repository is posed to move through assessment and regulatory processes without the free, prior, and informed consent of all potentially affected First Nations.</p>","PeriodicalId":47619,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Geographer-Geographe Canadien","volume":"69 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145101203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An over time comparison of linear and spatial regression model parameters to predict average housing values: Evidence from two Canadian cities","authors":"Hanna Maoh, Mohamed Abdo","doi":"10.1111/cag.70032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cag.70032","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Residential real estate models are a key component of planning support systems, which aid in shaping future urban land use and transportation. These models typically rely on parameters estimated from historical data corresponding to a specific base year, assuming that such parameters remain stable over time. This paper examines the temporal stability of parameters linked to variables influencing average housing values at the dissemination-area level. It does so by comparing parameter estimates across multiple time periods in two Canadian cities: Ottawa, Ontario and Calgary, Alberta. Using Canadian census data, pooled regression analyses were conducted for the years 2006, 2011, and 2016 to model average housing values. The findings indicate general consistency in the factors affecting housing values across both cities. Interestingly, the parameters of the Ottawa pooled models suggest strong stability over time compared to Calgary. Additionally, the Spatial Autoregressive model outperformed both linear and spatial error models in terms of accuracy and predictive performance</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":47619,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Geographer-Geographe Canadien","volume":"69 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cag.70032","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145101205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“When your participants cannot speak”: Exploring the potential for participatory mapping to represent the geographies of more-than-human actors","authors":"Ayla De Grandpré, Jon M. Corbett","doi":"10.1111/cag.70031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cag.70031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>This study examines the use of participatory mapping as a method to represent the values of non-human entities (more-than-humans) in socio-ecological landscapes. This research seeks to bridge the gap between theoretical developments in more-than-human geographies and their practical landscape-level applications. Through a combination of literature review, as well as participatory mapping interviews and focus groups conducted with 28 participants along Mission Creek in British Columbia, this research explores if and how human proxies can represent the interests of non-human beings through space. The findings reveal several difficulties in translating more-than-human values into mappable spatial data, as well as ethical tensions in balancing human and more-than-human priorities for landscapes. We find that there is value in integrating diverse perspectives, such as Indigenous knowledge, citizen science, and children's observations, which contribute nuanced insights into species’ needs, habitat relationships, and ecological processes. Lastly, we also find that participatory mapping may encourage reflexive and relational socio-ecological thinking, which may promote more inclusive and sustainable environmental decision making. This research contributes to the development of more-than-human geography by providing practical insights into the methodological and ethical complexities of representing more-than-humans and may also advance efforts toward identifying methods to encourage sustainable and equitable landscape management.</i></p>","PeriodicalId":47619,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Geographer-Geographe Canadien","volume":"69 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cag.70031","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144923594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}