Where Strangers Become Neighbours: Integrating Immigrants in Vancouver, Canada

by Leonie Sandercock and Giovanni Attili

In the present age of migration, the influx of immigrants from distant lands leads inevitably to the spatial and social restructuring of cities and regions. It is often accompanied by fears of and hostility towards the newcomers. Nevertheless, in Europe, North America and Japan this influx of immigrants is essential to economic growth. How can immigrants become accepted members of the society of their adopted country? How can strangers become neighbours?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 940177689X
• ISBN13: 9789401776899
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"