{"product_id":"extraction-heather-hall-9781049808031","title":"Extraction: The Community Impacts of Mobile Work in Canada's Natural Resources Sector","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtraction: The Community Impacts of Mobile Work in Canada's Natural Resources Sector\u003c\/em\u003e explores how employment-related geographical mobility (E-RGM), including long-distance commuting and fly-in\/fly-out (FIFO) work, impacts every aspect of life for workers, their families, and their communities, including the communities where they live, work, and travel through.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on the oil and gas, mining, and mineral processing sectors (extractive industries), this collection traces the shift from traditional \"resource towns\" to more mobile, camp-based work since the 1980s. The authors draw on findings from the seven-year, SSHRC-funded project, \u003cem\u003eOn the Move Partnership\u003c\/em\u003e, to examine the socio-economic benefits and costs of mobile work for source, host, and hub communities, as well as its effects on identity, belonging, and place attachment. This volume is organized around three key themes: first, mobile work and economic development, analysing how mobile work impacts local and regional economies; second, mobile work and sense of place, investigating how mobility affects families and community connections; and finally, planning for mobile work, addressing the implications for planning, governance, infrastructure, and service delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy integrating research from geography, sociology, planning, and regional development, this book provides a timely analysis of how Canada's reliance on mobile labour in the natural resources sector is reshaping local economies, social relationships, and community life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Heather Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1049808037\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781049808031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Heather Hall","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48443190149375,"sku":"9781049808031","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ff6d17c-4df5-4d25-a200-d93e60123a01.jpg?v=1777202452","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/extraction-heather-hall-9781049808031","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}