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The Compass: On The Border: On the Border: Niagara Falls

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On the Border: Niagara Falls

12/10/2022 GMT

On The Border

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How the communities at either side of the Niagara Falls are shaped by the changing border

How the communities at either side of the famous Niagara Falls are shaped by the changing border.

Tim Marshall considers Niagara Falls, the busiest crossing point on the world’s longest border. The fortunes of the two cities either side of  the famous Falls have varied over the years as the advantages of being one side of the line, or the other, have played out. Today it is the Canadian side in ascendance but as Tim finds out, the border continues to shape the communities in different ways as it becomes a less informal, so-called ‘friendly’ border and a more of sophisticated digital one.

(Photo: A general view of Niagara Falls State Park in Niagara Falls, Credit: Kevin Mousley)

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Tim Marshall explores four frontier communities.

Tim Marshall, author of the best-selling ‘Prisoners of Geography’, explores four frontier communities. Some sit on hard borders, others soft; all face challenges. What do Maastricht, Kinshasa, Niagara and Orestiada tell us about managing difference and global relations today?

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