People in cities : the urban environment and its effects / Edward Krupat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krupat, Edward.

Series:

Cambridge series in environment and behavior

Cambridge series in environment and behavior.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City and town life--Psychological aspects.

City and town life.

Physical Description:

xii, 235 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1985.

Summary:

People in Cities is about the experience of urban life. Edward Krupat analyzes current research and theory about the ways in which cities affect people, contrasts urban living with life in smaller communities, and compares popular notions and stereotypes about city dwellers with the results of empirical research. Taking a social psychological perspective, he integrates idea from psychology, sociology, urban planning, and architecture.

Nontechnical and readable, the book offers a sophisticated examination of models of urban life and explores the issues of stress and crowding, urban social relationships, images of the city, and the impact of good and poor design.

Contents:

Part I. The Idea of the City 1

1. The city as environment: an introduction 3

2. Urban characteristics: city versus city and city versus town 19

3. Definitions and models of urban life 48

4. The city as I see it: image and activity 67

Part II. Living in the City 93

5. The city as too much: crowding, noise, and all that stress 95

6. Isolation and integration: social relations in the city 128

7. Cities by design: the physical environment and urban living 156

8. Can the city be a livable place? 187.

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Bibliography: pages 208-226.

ISBN:

0521265444

0521319463

OCLC:

11262232