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Cultural Diversity and Social Cohesion: National Insights for the Eastern Townships

Cultural Diversity and Social Cohesion: National Insights for the Eastern Townships. Bill.Reimer@Concordia.ca 2006/11/03 nre.concordia.ca . Rural Outcomes . Depopulation and aging Bifurcation into winners and losers Forced self-reliance Greater vulnerability to disasters

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Cultural Diversity and Social Cohesion: National Insights for the Eastern Townships

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  1. Cultural Diversity and Social Cohesion: National Insights for the Eastern Townships Bill.Reimer@Concordia.ca 2006/11/03 nre.concordia.ca

  2. Rural Outcomes • Depopulation and aging • Bifurcation into winners and losers • Forced self-reliance • Greater vulnerability to disasters • Shifting use of natural resources • Exclusion from technological development

  3. How can people and groups in the Eastern Townships best position themselves for these new conditions? Esp.: Cultural Diversity and Social Cohesion

  4. ET Assets • Natural resources • Strong labour force • Historical legacy • Social capital • Location

  5. A strong economy • Commodity trade • Economically successful • Socially damaging • Tourism limited • Manufacturing strong • Tensions

  6. Integrate strangers • They are the future of rural Canada • Urban benefits • Seek new forms for social cohesion • More mobile • More diverse in values

  7. http://cwconline.org/ Build regional and urban alliances • Find new markets • Identify urban demands • Negotiate new arrangements • Reorganize social cohesion

  8. Cultural Diversity and Social Cohesion: National Insights for the Eastern Townships Bill.Reimer@Concordia.ca www.crrf.ca nre.concordia.ca 2006/11/3

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  17. Exposure to the Global Economy Means Population Decline Return (constant boundary rural CSDs)

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