| People in Cities: The Urban Environment and Its Effects Contributor(s): Krupat, Edward (Author), Stokols, Daniel (Foreword by), Altman, Irwin (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0521319463 ISBN-13: 9780521319461 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1985 Annotation: 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. He 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 ideas from psychology, sociology, urban planning, and architecture. Non-technical 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Social Psychology - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
| Dewey: 155.942 |
| LCCN: 84021488 |
| Series: Environment & Behavior |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6.04" W x 9.04" (0.86 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |