Permanent weekend : nature, leisure, and rural gentrification / John Michels.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Michels, John, author.

Series:

McGill-Queen's rural, wildland, and resource studies series ; 7.

McGill-Queen's Rural, Wildland, and Resource Studies ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rural renewal.

Almaguin Highlands (Ont.)--Rural conditions.

Almaguin Highlands (Ont.)--Economic conditions.

Almaguin Highlands (Ont.)--Economic policy.

Almaguin Highlands (Ont.)--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Montreal, [Quebec Province] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2017.

Summary:

"North of the heart of Ontario's scenic Muskoka District are the Almaguin Highlands, a loosely organized collection of villages, townships, and municipalities. In the mid-1800s, the region was home to loggers and farmers, as well as seasonal residents in simple cottages and camps. Since then, the impact of economic globalization and government policies have transformed the countryside into a luxurious recreational, residential, and tourist destination. John Michels investigates change in the Almaguin Highlands, exploring the modern faces of cottaging, tourism, agriculture, forestry, and economic development initiatives. He shows how years of neoliberal policies have displaced agriculture and logging as the principal sources of employment in northern Ontario, generating tension and unexpected alliances between tourists, residents, loggers, farmers, developers, and governmental officials over the proper uses and meanings of rural space. The repercussions of this new service-oriented countryside include increased youth outmigration, decreased full-time employment opportunities, and an ever-growing gap between the rich and the poor. A complex and detailed study based on long-term interviews and fieldwork, Permanent Weekend critically explores the catalysts and eventual outcomes of gentrifying rural areas."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Historicizing and theorizing the Almaguin Highlands

The summer cottage : a home away from home

Tourism and its discontents

Rural gentrification

The changing landscapes of agriculture and forestry

The economic development industry.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 4, 2017).

ISBN:

9780773550667

0773550666

9780773550650

0773550658