Urban diversities : environmental and social issues / Marino Bonaiuto ... [and others], editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bonaiuto, Marino.

Series:

Advances in people-environment studies ; v. 2.

Advances in people-environment studies ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban ecology (Sociology).

City dwellers--Attitudes.

City dwellers.

Physical Description:

255 pages : illustrations, maps, plans, portraits ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Hogrefe, [2011]

Summary:

Biological and human cultural diversities are both aspects of sustain able life on this planet, a fact that was recognized by the United Nations,Which declared 2010 as the International Yearof Biodiversity Managing diversities in urban contexts, where more than half of the world's population currently live, represents, a fundamental aim for sustainable urban development If this is to be achieved it requires collaboration among different scientific and technical disciplines, many of which are represented in this book

Drawing on a diversity of theoretical and methodological approaches is key to understanding better people environment relations and for promoting the quality of urban life This volume is organized around different research themes relevant for understanding currenttrends and future developments in the study of people-urban environment relations, with an emphasis on the key concept of diversity in relation to Book jacket.

Contents:

I Diversity in Theoretical and Methodological Approaches 17

Analysing Urban Diversity: The Pertinence of Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Contributions / Roderick Lawrence Lawrence, Roderick 19

Regarding the Question of Evidence: Current Worldviews in Environmental Design Research and Practice / Keith Diaz Moore Moore, Keith Diaz, Lyn Geboy Geboy, Lyn 31

Time, Market Pressures, and Urban Regeneration: A Feasible Mix? / Ombretta Romice Romice, Ombretta, Robert Rogerson Rogerson, Robert, Kevin Thwaites Thwaites, Kevin, Mark Greaves Greaves, Mark, Rolf Roscher Roscher, Rolf, David Hassan Hassan, David 41

Regulating Augmented Public Spaces / Susan Drucker Drucker, Susan, Gary Gumpert Gumpert, Gary 51

II Diversity in Urban Landscapes and Perceptual Approaches 65

Visual Information in the Built Environment and its Effect on Wayfinding and Explorative Behaviour / Ruth Conroy Dalton Dalton, Ruth Conroy, Renato Troffa Troffa, Renato, John Zacharias Zacharias, John, Christoph Hoelscher Hoelscher, Christoph 67

Perceptual Constancy Between Users from Different Countries in Commercial and Historic Streetscapes / Adriana Portella Portella, Adriana 77

The Influence of Environmental Attributes on Social Interaction Between Different Socioeconomic Groups / Paula Silva Gambim Gambim, Paula Silva, Maria Cristina Dias Lay Lay, Maria Cristina Dias 97

A Description of Incongruous Architectures and Related Observations / Paolo Bonaiuto Bonaiuto, Paolo, Valeria Biasi Biasi, Valeria, Gabriele Bonaiuto Bonaiuto, Gabriele, Anna Maria Giannini Giannini, Anna Maria 109

III Diversity in Urban Green Spaces and Weil-Being 123

Green Areas and Housing's Habitability / A. Maritza Landazuri Landazuri, A. Maritza, Terence R. Lee Lee, Terence R., Alejandra Teran Teran, Alejandra, Serafin J. Mercado Mercado, Serafin J. 125

Green Spaces, Vegetation, and Well-Being in the Housing Environment / Ant?nio Tarcisio da Luz Reis Reis, Ant?nio Tarcisio da Luz, Alexandra Barcelos Barcelos, Alexandra 137

Soundscapes Within Urban Parks: Their Restorative Value / Sarah R. Payne Payne, Sarah R. 147

Are "Attractive" Built Places as Restorative and Emotionally Positive as Natural Places in the Urban Environment? / Ferdinando Fomara Fomara, Ferdinando 159

IV Diversity in Lifestyles and Urban Sustainability 171

A Room with a View / Nancy H. Blossom Blossom, Nancy H., Elizabeth L. Blossom Blossom, Elizabeth L. 173

Consumption and Electric Power at Home: Its Relationship with the Socio-Demographic Level / Claudia Garcia-Landa Garcia-Landa, Claudia, Maria Montero Montero, Maria 185

Collective Motivation for Managing Our Common Environment / Carmen Tabernero Tabernero, Carmen, Bernardo Hern?ndez Hern?ndez, Bernardo 193

The Ecological Concern in Consumer's Choices of Organic and Genetically Modified Food Products / Pierluigi Caddeo Caddeo, Pierluigi 203

V Diversity in Social Groups and Inclusive Urban Environments 213

Children in the Neighbourhood: Sense of Safety and Weil-Being / Laura Migliorini Migliorini, Laura, Paola Cardinali Cardinali, Paola 215

Fencing in the Bay? Place Attachment, Social Representations of Energy Technologies,and the Protection of Restorative Environments / Patrick Devine-Wright Devine-Wright, Patrick 227

From Divided Space to Shared Space: How Might Environmental Psychology Help Us to Understand and Overcome the Tenacity of Racial Segregation? / John Dixon Dixon, John, Kevin Durrheim Durrheim, Kevin, Colin Tredoux Tredoux, Colin 237.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780889373853

088937385X

OCLC:

682257846