Main entry:

Harris, Richard, 1952- author

Title & Author:

The rise of the neighbourhood in Canada, 1880s-2020s / Richard Harris.

Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2025]
©2025

Description:

xiv, 353 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-331) and index.
A Historical View -- PART 1: Eternal Verities -- Neighbouring among Classes -- Others with Less Choice -- Neighbourhoods: How Varied? -- The Effects of Neighbourhoods -- PART 2: Changed Meanings and Contexts -- Language, Meaning, and Governance -- The Changing Context -- Looking Forward, and Beyond Canada.
Issued also in electronic format.

Summary:

"Neighbourhoods matter now more than ever before. They sustain fewer social connections, but in an era of great social inequality and high levels of immigration, they have become vital as places for homeowner investment and educational opportunity for children. The Rise of the Neighbourhood in Canada, 1880s-2020s traces the changing character and significance of Canadian urban neighbourhoods, city and suburban, since the 1880s. The book highlights patterns in neighbourhood life, particularly noticeable in larger urban areas, which are especially important for the least mobile people: workers, lower income households, immigrants, women, children, and the elderly. It explores how the physical and social characteristics of neighbourhoods affect public health, crime rates, social capital, and job opportunities while shaping the lifelong prospects of children. Analysing long-term trends, the book examines the importance of communications technology in the context of rising inequality and immigration. It shows how, as homeownership rose, neighbourhoods became vital settings for investment, increasingly financialized, reducing affordability. Using examples from all types of neighbourhoods in cities small and large, from St. John's through Montreal and Winnipeg to Victoria, The Rise of the Neighbourhood in Canada argues that the current prominence of neighbourhoods will persist."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1487520441
9781487520441 (paper)
1487500637
9781487500634 (cloth)
epub
9781487511500
pdf
9781487511494

Subject:

Neighborhoods Social aspects Canada History.
Neighborhoods Economic aspects Canada History.
Sociology, Urban Canada.
Neighborhoods Economic aspects.
Quartiers (Urbanisme) Aspect social Canada Histoire.
Quartiers (Urbanisme) Aspect économique.
Sociologie urbaine Canada.
Canada Social life and customs.
Canada Mœurs et coutumes.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 325583
Call No.: 325583
Copy: 1
Status: Available