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

By:

Krupat, Edward

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Environment and behavior series | Environment and behavior seriesPublisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1985Description: xii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0521319463 (paperback)
9780521319461 (paperback)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

155.942 KRU 23 012744

Contents:

pt. 1. The idea of the city The city as environment: an introduction Urban characteristics: city versus city and city versus town Definitions and models of urban life The city as I see it: image and activity pt. 2. Living in the city The city as too much: crowding, noise and all that stress Isolation and integration: social relations in the city Cities by design: the physical environment and urban living Can the city be a livable place?

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. 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.

List(s) this item appears in: Urban Ecology (Exhibition) | Urban Ecology: A New Lens on Biodiversity

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	155.942 KRU 012744 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		012744

Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-226) and index.

pt. 1. The idea of the city The city as environment: an introduction Urban characteristics: city versus city and city versus town Definitions and models of urban life The city as I see it: image and activity
pt. 2. Living in the city The city as too much: crowding, noise and all that stress Isolation and integration: social relations in the city Cities by design: the physical environment and urban living Can the city be a livable place?

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.

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