| Popis: |
International immigration confirms the cosmopolitan character of several metropolitan regions such as Montreal. The cultural, ethnic and religious diversity is obvious, but the residential concentrations are relatively limited. If immigration changes the host society, it also changes the city, and Montreal neighborhoods are noticeable examples. Spatial mobilities give new scales to residential spaces and notion of home. This situation leads to question the dimensions associated with the feeling of being at home, such as, among others, familiarity, attachment or identity to different places. To explore this issue, 38 semi-structured interviews were conducted in the greater Montreal with more and less qualified international immigrants (French, Haitian, North African, South American) aged 24 to 45 years. Geographical information about their residential integration as well as associated with residential experiences were collected. The in-depth description of immigration pathways reveals different figures of the city shared by immigrants: 1) transposition, 2) entrepreneurship, 3) exploration and 4) withdrawal. These figures allow us to reconsider certain neighborhoods in their springboard status. The diversified arrival area is an environmental resource that allows immigrants to project themselves into the metropolitan area according to their residential plans. These immigration hubs would benefit from being confirmed in their status by development and appropriate municipal services. |
