Quality of Urban Life

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

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