Neighborhood and Community Environments

1987
ISBN: 978-0-306-42513-4
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, Band 9, 298 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1390 g

Reihe: Human Behavior and Environment

This ninth volume in the series deals with a fascinating and complex topic in the environment and behavior field. Neighborhoods and com­ munities are in various stages of formation and transition in almost every society, nation, and culture. A variety of political, economic, and social factors have resulted in the formation of new communities and the transformation of older communities. Thus we see nomadic people set­ tling into stable communities, new towns sprouting up around the world, continuing suburban sprawl, simultaneous deterioration, re­ newal and gentrification of urban areas, demographic changes in com­ munities, and so on. As in previous volumes, the range of content, theory, and methods represented in the various chapters is intended to be broadly based, with perspectives rooted in several disciplines-anthropology, history, psychology, sociology, urban studies. Although many other disciplines also play an important role in the study and understanding of neigh­ borhoods and community environments, we hope that the contributions to this volume will at least present readers with a broad sampling-if not a comprehensive treatment-of the topic.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wandersman, Abraham

Altman, Irwin

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltsoziologie, Umweltpsychologie, Umweltethik
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Umweltsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Umwelt-, Konsum- und Werbepsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 The Neighborhood, Personal Identity, and Group Affiliations.- 2 Crowding, Conflict, and Neighborhood Regulation.- 3 Community Dynamics in Coping with Toxic Contaminants.- 4 Can Resident Participation in Neighborhood Rehabilitation Programs Succeed? Israel’s Project Renewal Through a Comparative Perspective.- 5 Islands in The Stream: Neighborhoods and The Political Economy of The City.- 6 The Symbolic Ecology Of Suburbia.- 7 Neighborhood Preservation and Community Values in Historical Perspective.- 8 Communities in Transition: From The Industrial to The Postindustrial Era.