Little yellow house : finding community in a changing neighbourhood / Carissa Halton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halton, Carissa, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neighborhoods--Social aspects.

Neighborhoods.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edmonton, Alberta : The University of Alberta Press, [2018]

Summary:

After moving her family to a neighbourhood with a tough reputation, Halton meets a cast of diverse characters and considers the social and economic forces that shape our cities.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Preface

1 Avoid This Place at Night

2 Better to Call 311

3 Drug Houses Make Bad Neighbours

4 Unlikely Space Flight

5 Hell Is Other People

6 May the Punishment Fit the Crime

7 The Case of the Missing Hundred Bucks

8 Friend Stalking

9 Billian's Safe House

10 This Neighbourhood Does Not Tolerate Crappy Infill

11 Smells Like a Deal

12 Bug Economics

13 Food Politics

14 Local Sex Economics

15 Rub and Tug in the City

16 Penis Slash and Other Lessons

17 Aboriginal Dance

18 We Are All in This Together

19 A Salmon's in the Koi Pond

20 Taking Over the Streets

21 Predators Invade

22 Privacy's Found in the Basement

23 Canvassing 101

24 The Pendulum Swings

Epilogue

Acknowledgements

Sources

Other Titles from The University of Alberta Press.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBook Central, viewed July 26, 2024).

ISBN:

9781772124279

1772124273

9781772124293

177212429X

OCLC:

1192331929