Neighbours in Contemporary Britain

On the 14th June 2006 Alessandra Buonfino and Paul Hilder of the Young Foundation published a review of neighbours in contemporary Britain with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Neighbouring in Contemporary Britain: A think-piece for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation Housing and Neighbourhoods Committee by Alessandra Buonfino and Paul Hilder.

A review of the issues surrounding neighbouring and neighbourliness.

In recent decades increased mobility, longer life expectancy and the breakdown of the extended family have changed the way we live our lives, and the extent to which we are able to be ‘neighbourly’. This think-piece reviews the way people interact with their neighbours (neighbouring) in contemporary Britain and questions whether we still need good neighbouring relationships (neighbourliness) to improve our wellbeing and our happiness. It explores what we know about neighbouring and identifies issues for further research.