Title The Quality of urban life : social, psychological, and physical conditions / edited by Dieter Frick in cooperation with Hans-Wolfgang Hoefert [and others]

Published Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, 1986

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Description 1 online resource (x, 262 pages) : illustrations Contents Part A : Overview : quality of urban life -- Introduction / Dieter Frick -- The new urban crisis / Manuel Castells -- Psycological aspects of the quality of urban life / Harold M. Proshansky and Abbe K. Fabian -- On cities, design, and people / Gabriele Scimemi -- Part B : Social networks -- Introduction / Rainer Mackensen -- Social networks and the quality of life / Bernhard Badura -- Social networks in urban neighbourhoods / Wolfgang Sodeur -- Network procedures / J. Clyde Mitchell -- Part C : Ethnic minorities -- Introduction / Ute Schonpflug and Rainer K. Silbereisen -- The pattern of acculturation amongst Asian and Caribbean descended youth in Britain / John Rex -- Acculturation in urban areas : migrant workers and the settlement of Turks in West Berlin / Czarina Wilpert -- Part D : Man -- environment relations -- Introduction / Dieter Frick and Hans-Wolfgang Hoefert -- The use and design of open spaces in urban neighbourhoods / Amos Rapoport -- Aesthetics, communication and use : perspectives for urban open spaces / Thomas Sieverts -- An ecological approach to urban environment perception / Mirilia Bonnes -- Psychological identity of and identification with urban neighbourhoods / Gerhard Schneider -- Part E : Mental health -- Introduction / Heiner Legewie and Peter M. Wiedemann -- New York City's open space system : the process of evolution / Tom Fox -- 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 -- From the social movement towards the socio-cultural movement : the example of Amsterdam / Roland Gunter Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Includes bibliographical references Notes In English Print version record In Druckausg.: Quality of urban life Subject City and town life. Quality of life. Form Electronic book Author Frick, Dieter, 1933- Hoefert, Hans-Wolfgang. ISBN 3110884968 (electronic bk.) 9783110884968 (electronic bk.)

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