Quality of Urban Life: Social, Psychological, and Physical Conditions

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Quality of Urban Life

Social, Psychological, and Physical Conditions

Edited by: Dieter Frick , Hans W. Hoefert , Heiner Legewie , Rainer Mackensen and Rainer K. Silbereisen

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1986

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Frontmatter
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Preface
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Contents
VII

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Part A: Overview: Quality of Urban Life
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Introduction
1
Dieter Frick

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1. The New Urban Crisis
13
Manuel Castells

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2. Psychological Aspects of the Quality of Urban Life
19
Harold M. Proshansky and Abbe K. Fabian

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3. On Cities, Design, and People
31
Gabriele Scimem

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Part Β: Social Networks
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Introduction
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Rainer Mackensen

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4. Social Networks and the Quality of Life
55
Bernhard Badura

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5. Social Networks in Urban Neighbourhoods
61
Wolfgang Sodeur

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6. Network Procedures
73
J. Clyde Mitchell

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Part C: Ethnic Minorities
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Introduction
93
Ute Schönpflug and Rainer Κ. Silbereisen

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7. Acculturation and Stress Among Immigrants and Later Generation Individuals
101
Amado M. Padilla

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8. The Pattern of Acculturation amongst Asian and Caribbean Descended Youth in Britain
121
John Rex

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9. Acculturation in Urban Areas: Migrant Workers and the Settlement of Turks in West Berlin
135
Czarina Wilpert

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Part D: Man – Environment Relations
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Introduction
151
Dieter Frick and Hans-Wolfgang Hoefert

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10. The Use and Design of Open Spaces in Urban Neighborhoods
159
Amos Rapoport

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11. Aesthetic, Communication and Use: Perspectives for Urban Open Spaces
177
Thomas Sieverts

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12. An Ecological Approach to Urban Environment Perception
189

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13. Psychological Identity of and Identification with Urban Neighbourhoods
203

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Part E: Mental Health
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Introduction
219
Heiner Legewie and Peter M. Wiedemann

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14. New York City’s Open Space System. The Process of Evolution
229
Tom Fox

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15. The Reform of Health and Psychiatric Services in Relation to the Quality of Urban Life. Experiences in the Region of Piedmont and in the City of Turin
241
Agostino Pirella

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16. From the Social Movement Towards the Socio-Cultural Movement. The Example of Amsterdam
249
Roland Günter

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List of Authors
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Author Index
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eBook published on:

June 21, 2013

eBook ISBN:

9783110884968

Hardcover published on:

November 1, 1986

Hardcover ISBN:

9783110105773

Edition:

Reprint 2013

Pages and Images/Illustrations in book

Front matter:

10

Main content:

262

Illustrations:

23

Tables:

9

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110884968

eBook ISBN: 9783110884968

Hardcover ISBN: 9783110105773

Keywords for this book

Stadt; Lebensqualität

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Quality of Urban Life

Overview

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Introduction

1. The New Urban Crisis

2. Psychological Aspects of the Quality of Urban Life

3. On Cities, Design, and People

Introduction

4. Social Networks and the Quality of Life

5. Social Networks in Urban Neighbourhoods

6. Network Procedures

Introduction

7. Acculturation and Stress Among Immigrants and Later Generation Individuals

8. The Pattern of Acculturation amongst Asian and Caribbean Descended Youth in Britain

9. Acculturation in Urban Areas: Migrant Workers and the Settlement of Turks in West Berlin

Introduction

10. The Use and Design of Open Spaces in Urban Neighborhoods

11. Aesthetic, Communication and Use: Perspectives for Urban Open Spaces

12. An Ecological Approach to Urban Environment Perception

13. Psychological Identity of and Identification with Urban Neighbourhoods

Introduction

14. New York City’s Open Space System. The Process of Evolution

15. The Reform of Health and Psychiatric Services in Relation to the Quality of Urban Life. Experiences in the Region of Piedmont and in the City of Turin

16. From the Social Movement Towards the Socio-Cultural Movement. The Example of Amsterdam

List of Authors

Author Index

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