Fixed links and the engagement of islandness : reviewing the impact of the Confederation Bridge
Islands are the challenging targets of a global pursuit in the closing of gaps, their distinct geography so far having seemingly eluded and mocked both human ingenuity and terra firma. This article seeks to deconstruct the concept of the bridge as more than just a value-free symbol of inexorable tec...
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ftunivmalta:oai:www.um.edu.mt:123456789/15036 2023-05-15T18:03:27+02:00 Fixed links and the engagement of islandness : reviewing the impact of the Confederation Bridge Reviewing the impact of the Confederation Bridge Baldacchino, Godfrey 2007 https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/15036 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0064.2007.00181.x en eng The Canadian Geographer Baldacchino, G. (2007). Fixed links and the engagement of islandness : reviewing the impact of the Confederation Bridge. The Canadian Geographer, 51(3), 323-336 https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/15036 doi:10.1111/j.1541-0064.2007.00181.x info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. Islands Confederation Bridge (N.B. and P.E.I.) Bridges -- Prince Edward Islands Bridges article 2007 ftunivmalta https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0064.2007.00181.x 2021-10-16T18:00:53Z Islands are the challenging targets of a global pursuit in the closing of gaps, their distinct geography so far having seemingly eluded and mocked both human ingenuity and terra firma. This article seeks to deconstruct the concept of the bridge as more than just a value-free symbol of inexorable technological progress, and uses islands as the reference point to flesh out such an argument. Bridges impact on the subtle balance between the characteristic ‘local–global’ nature of an island identity; such an impact is multi-faceted, complex and case-specific. These ideas are applied to the specific case of the Confederation Bridge, the 14-km structure linking Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick, and which celebrated its tenth anniversary in June 2007. peer-reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Prince Edward Islands Prince Edward Island University of Malta: OAR@UM Terra Firma ENVELOPE(-67.533,-67.533,-68.700,-68.700) The Canadian Geographer / Le Géographe canadien 51 3 323 336 |
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Islands are the challenging targets of a global pursuit in the closing of gaps, their distinct geography so far having seemingly eluded and mocked both human ingenuity and terra firma. This article seeks to deconstruct the concept of the bridge as more than just a value-free symbol of inexorable technological progress, and uses islands as the reference point to flesh out such an argument. Bridges impact on the subtle balance between the characteristic ‘local–global’ nature of an island identity; such an impact is multi-faceted, complex and case-specific. These ideas are applied to the specific case of the Confederation Bridge, the 14-km structure linking Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick, and which celebrated its tenth anniversary in June 2007. peer-reviewed |
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