Abstract
Abstract Case studies and illustrations help bring abstract concepts to life in a manner that is more easily grasped, allowing readers to apply key concepts to a real-life situation. A good case illustration supplies concrete examples in a narrative and more digestible form to enhance readability, allowing readers to absorb key points or lessons learned and making it more likely that they will be carried out in practice, which is the bottom line in a practice-oriented book. Further, when a case illustration is based upon a well-known city or community, it allows readers to bring their prior knowledge of the site to their appreciation of the key points raised in an illustration. The case illustration provided in this chapter involves the repurposing of the Blessed Sacrament Church in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston. It was undertaken by an urban practitioner (a social worker), and the project is still under way as this book goes to press. Readers with a particular interest in this repurposing project can follow along to see its ultimate outcome, including detours along the way.
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