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 Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Part A: Overview: Quality of Urban Life
Introduction Dieter Frick Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
1. The New Urban Crisis Manuel Castells Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	13
2. Psychological Aspects of the Quality of Urban Life Harold M. Proshansky and Abbe K. Fabian Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	19
3. On Cities, Design, and People Gabriele Scimem Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	31
Part Β: Social Networks
Introduction Rainer Mackensen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	49
4. Social Networks and the Quality of Life Bernhard Badura Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	55
5. Social Networks in Urban Neighbourhoods Wolfgang Sodeur Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	61
6. Network Procedures J. Clyde Mitchell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	73
Part C: Ethnic Minorities
Introduction Ute Schönpflug and Rainer Κ. Silbereisen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	93
7. Acculturation and Stress Among Immigrants and Later Generation Individuals Amado M. Padilla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	101
8. The Pattern of Acculturation amongst Asian and Caribbean Descended Youth in Britain John Rex Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	121
9. Acculturation in Urban Areas: Migrant Workers and the Settlement of Turks in West Berlin Czarina Wilpert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	135
Part D: Man – Environment Relations
Introduction Dieter Frick and Hans-Wolfgang Hoefert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	151
10. The Use and Design of Open Spaces in Urban Neighborhoods Amos Rapoport Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	159
11. Aesthetic, Communication and Use: Perspectives for Urban Open Spaces Thomas Sieverts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	177
12. An Ecological Approach to Urban Environment Perception Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	189
13. Psychological Identity of and Identification with Urban Neighbourhoods Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	203
Part E: Mental Health
Introduction Heiner Legewie and Peter M. Wiedemann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	219
14. New York City’s Open Space System. The Process of Evolution Tom Fox Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	229
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 Agostino Pirella Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	241
16. From the Social Movement Towards the Socio-Cultural Movement. The Example of Amsterdam Roland Günter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	249
List of Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	257
Author Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	259

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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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