{"product_id":"neighbourhood-houses-9780774865821","title":"Neighbourhood Houses","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNeighbourhood Houses\u003c\/em\u003e documents how the neighbourhood house model, a century-old type of community organization, can help overcome isolation in urban neighbourhoods by creating welcoming places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYan and Lauer have assembled a set of passionate essays that dig deep into opportunities for community building offered by the neighbourhood house movement. * Plan Canada *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe use of multiple authors adds to the authenticity of the work and creates a readable, interesting case study that could certainly be applied to other municipalities in British Columbia and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Pamela Show; Vancouver Island University * BC Studies *\u003cbr\u003eYan and Lauer’s \u003cem\u003eNeighbourhood Houses: Building Community in Vancouver \u003c\/em\u003eprovides an important collection of essays reminding us that cities are made up of people with complex needs and desires, but who want to connect and support each other when given an opportunity to feel safe to do so. -- Jennifer Chutter * The British Columbia Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \/ \u003cem\u003eSean Lauer and Miu Chung Yan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 History of Vancouver Neighbourhood Houses and Beyond \/ \u003cem\u003eSean Lauer, Miu Chung Yan, and Eleanor Stebner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 The Eyes and Ears of the Community: Engaging Citizens and Community Advocacy \/ \u003cem\u003eOliver Schmidtke\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Mechanism of Connection: Accessibility and Beyond \/ \u003cem\u003eMiu Chung Yan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Social Infrastructure for Building Community \/ \u003cem\u003eSean Lauer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Trajectories of Life and Belonging in the Neighbourhood Houses of Metro Vancouver \/ \u003cem\u003ePilar Riaño-Alcalá and Erika Ono\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 From Immigrant to Citizen: Life Stories of Transformation \/ \u003cem\u003eJenny Francis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Limitations and Potentials of Neighbourhood House in Community-Building \/ \u003cem\u003eMiu Chung Yan and Sean Lauer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix 1: Technical Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix 2: Neighbourhood Houses in Metro Vancouver\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors; Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404948185431,"sku":"9780774865821","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774865821.jpg?v=1730488155","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/neighbourhood-houses-9780774865821","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}