Fixed links and the engagement of islandness : reviewing the impact of the Confederation Bridge

• Published in: The Canadian Geographer / Le Géographe canadien
• Main Author: Baldacchino, Godfrey
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Canadian Geographer 2007
• Subjects: Islands; Confederation Bridge (N.B. and P.E.I.); Bridges > Prince Edward Islands; Bridges; Terra Firma; Prince Edward Islands; Prince Edward Island
• Online Access: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/15036; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0064.2007.00181.x

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...