final program - Canadian Association of Geographers
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W3-J BUSINESS GEOGRAPHY: Retail and Corporate Focus (Wednesday 1:30 to 3:00, Arts 3E9)<br />
Special Session 1 <strong>of</strong> 2<br />
CO-CHAIRS: Tony Hernandez and Murray Rice<br />
1. Brian Ceh, Ryerson University, “Triangulating the Geography <strong>of</strong> Food Deserts for Large Cities.”<br />
2. Lu Wang, Ryerson University, “Changing geographies <strong>of</strong> ethnic food retailing in Toronto.”<br />
3. Tony Hernandez, Ryerson University, “The Location Decision Imperative: the evolution <strong>of</strong> retail<br />
location decision support in Canada.”<br />
4. Stephen Swales, Ryerson University, “The Evaluation <strong>of</strong> Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) in<br />
the City <strong>of</strong> Toronto.”<br />
5. Murray D. Rice, University <strong>of</strong> North Texas, “Knowledge, Influence, and Firm-Level Change: A<br />
Geographic Analysis <strong>of</strong> Board Membership Associated with Canada’s Growing and Declining<br />
Businesses.”<br />
W4-J BUSINESS GEOGRAPHY: Resource and Industrial Foci, Curriculum Discussion (Wednesday<br />
3:30 to 5:00, Arts 3E9)<br />
Special Session 2 <strong>of</strong> 2<br />
CO-CHAIRS: Murray Rice and Tony Hernandez<br />
6. William Reginald Horne and Todd Stubbs, Lakehead University-Orillia, “Early <strong>Canadian</strong> Auto<br />
Entrepreneurs and the Failure <strong>of</strong> the All <strong>Canadian</strong> Car: A Study <strong>of</strong> Spatial Logics in Business<br />
Decision Making.”<br />
7. Klaus Edenh<strong>of</strong>fer, Simon Fraser University, “Corporate Dinosaurs and the Restructuring <strong>of</strong><br />
British Columbia’s Forest Industry: The Case <strong>of</strong> Canfor 1980-2010.”<br />
8. Spencer Barnes, University <strong>of</strong> Western Ontario, “Finding stability in a volatile housing market:<br />
protecting personal real estate investments through neighbourhood level diversification.”<br />
TH1-J ENERGY FUTURES (Thursday, 8:30-10:00, Arts 3E9)<br />
Special Session 1 <strong>of</strong> 3<br />
CHAIR: Ge<strong>of</strong>f Lewis<br />
1. Siamak Khorrami, University <strong>of</strong> Waterloo, “Customers and Technology: a Definite Mutual<br />
Relationship Required for the Success <strong>of</strong> Smart Grid Projects.”<br />
2. Elena Kraljevska, University <strong>of</strong> Waterloo, “Cutting Carbon by Insulating the Building Envelope:<br />
How far should We Go?”<br />
3. Paul Parker, University <strong>of</strong> Waterloo, “Effectiveness <strong>of</strong> Advice Giving Strategies during Home<br />
Energy Evaluations.”<br />
4. Raul Pacheco-Vega, University <strong>of</strong> British Columbia, “Conceptualising the Water-energy Nexus:<br />
What is the State <strong>of</strong> the Literature in Canada?”
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