This excerpt also featured work from our @sfu.ca research co-leads (Meg Holden, @meghanwinters.bsky.social, Atiya Mahmood), quoting their 2022 Knowledge Synthesis, "Social Quality of Life in High-Density Built Environments."
Read the synthesis here: www.heyneighbourcollective.ca/2023/02/how-...
Canada is simultaneously experiencing a severe housing crisis and – like many other countries – a crisis of increasing loneliness and social isolation. Intervening to tackle loneliness and social…
We're delighted to be a part of Jessica's new book, 'No Place Like Home: The Missing Key to Our Housing Crisis,' and you can read an excerpt on @thewalrus.ca! Sparking connection and conversations can be as simple as, say, organizing doggy dates or leaving a puzzle in the lobby. 🧩
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Jessica Barrett charts the connection between crappy modern housing and social isolation.
There's a way out. As @heyneighbourcollective.ca and @happycities.com demonstrate, we can design housing that actually nurtures friendly connections. Read on...
thewalrus.ca/cramped-cond... via @thewalrus
We’re growing lonely, with no ties to the people next door
