Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Geography & Environmental Studies
Faculty/School
Faculty of Arts
First Advisor
Barry Boots
Advisor Role
Thesis Supervisor
Abstract
The study examines the residential relocation experiences of a group of homeowners expropriated in 1965 as the result of the realignment of the Welland Canal just outside of Welland, Ontario. It is based on interviews conducted in 1975 with 85 of the approximately 150 affected households. With Brown and Moore’s (1970) location decision model providing the conceptual framework, information was gathered on satisfaction with the expropriated home, the relocation decision process, demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the households, changes in living habits accompanying the expropriation, as well as data on the pre- and post-expropriation locations. The information is analyzed with emphasis on the spatial aspects of the relocation, the relocation decision, and the impact of the relocation on the individual households and the urban system as a whole.
In those areas about which information was available from the literature, the expropriated households behaved generally as expected.
Recommended Citation
Sherwood, David H., "Residential Relocation through Expropriation: A Case Study Near Welland, Ontario" (1975). Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive). 1545.
https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/1545
Convocation Year
1975