Neighbours around the World: An International Look at the People Next Door

Neighbours Around the World explores the diverse and changing relationships between people living next door, analyzing how individual characteristics and structural factors shape these interactions. The book covers a range of locations, from public housing estates to mobile home parks, and highlights the commonalities and differences in the meanings, experiences, and practices of living with neighbors across different cultures and urban contexts.

Format: Hardback
Length: 264 pages
Publication date: 18 August 2022
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited

Neighbours are a vibrant and captivating topic of everyday conversation, drawing the interest of many. Neighbours Around the World delves into a comparative examination of our relationships and interactions with the people living next door, exploring the ways in which these connections are evolving amidst the backdrop of significant macro social and urban transformations. Recognizing that the significance we attach to neighbours varies widely, encompassing the extent of our interactions, reliance on them for local support, and the nature of our relationships, this edited collection examines how neighbouring is shaped by both individual characteristics and the structural features of our living environments. By casting a conceptual and empirical lens on neighbours as an integral component of urban life in diverse cities, neighbourhoods, and local streets worldwide, the authors take us on a journey from the bustling public housing estates of Singapore to the mobile home parks of Florida, from the iconic tourist spots of Shanghai to the newly constructed estates on the outskirts of Moscow and St. Petersburg. Neighbours Around the World unveils the rich diversity and shared experiences of living with neighbours—the people next door.

Weight: 518g
Dimension: 160 x 238 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800433700