Pressures of Hybridity: An Analysis of the Urban-Rural Nexus

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dc.contributor.advisorHiller, Harry
dc.contributor.authorGondek, Prabhjote
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-29T21:52:36Z
dc.date.available2014-03-15T07:00:20Z
dc.date.issued2014-01-29
dc.date.submitted2014en
dc.description.abstractAs cities expand their boundaries into surrounding territories, it has created a dilemma in how we understand the spaces on the outskirts of urban centres. Urban analysts and the general public are equally disenchanted with traditional dichotomies of urban and rural to describe these hybrid areas. Existing scholarly literature has addressed this shift through the use of concepts like suburbs, exurbs, and edge cities which represent the invasion of urban forms into rural areas. However, these concepts fail to capture the contested nature and hybridity of this territory where rural and urban confront each other through opposing values, interests and perceptions of the land. Rocky View County, surrounding the city of Calgary in Alberta, provides a significant case study of the clash between urban and rural. Following a mixed methods research protocol, this thesis moves the literature in new directions by utilizing discourse analysis and social constructionism to reveal the range of pressures, internal conflicts and competing interests within the county. Instead of the traditional distinctions between urban and rural, the term urban-rural nexus is proposed and described as a hybrid space that must be viewed as a distinct settlement type. Hybridity is understood as the coexistence of opposing urban and rural land uses and values that create conflict among multiple constituent groups holding different social interpretations of this shared space. This thesis breaks new ground by offering an alternative analytical framework through the dimensions of conflict approach to identify and investigate the multifaceted nature of conflict in the urban-rural nexus.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGondek, P. (2014). Pressures of Hybridity: An Analysis of the Urban-Rural Nexus (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27422en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27422
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/1329
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectSociology
dc.subjectUrban and Regional Planning
dc.subject.classificationurban sociologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationrural sociologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationurban-rural nexusen_US
dc.subject.classificationurban-rural fringeen_US
dc.titlePressures of Hybridity: An Analysis of the Urban-Rural Nexus
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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