Tracing the shift of manufacturing from central city to suburban fringe
1/8/2001
How did manufacturing industries shift from the central city to the suburban fringe? Locke, a professor of geography at the University of Toronto, explores the phenomenon through a case study of Montreal that places the beginning of industrial decentralization earlier than most historians have assumed. His research, drawing on a detailed examination of the role played by utilities, transportation, technological change, investment, politics, and labor markets, has implications beyond Montreal for cities across North America.