Dieter Frick & Hans W. Hoefert 
Quality of Urban Life [PDF ebook] 
Social, Psychological, and Physical Conditions

Frontmatter — Preface — Contents — Part A: Overview: Quality of Urban Life — Introduction — 1. The New Urban Crisis — 2. Psychological Aspects of the Quality of Urban Life — 3. On Cities, Design, and People — Part ?: Social Networks — Introduction — 4. Social Networks and the Quality of Life — 5. Social Networks in Urban Neighbourhoods — 6. Network Procedures — Part C: Ethnic Minorities — 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 — Part D: Man – Environment Relations — 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 — Part E: Mental Health — 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