Beyond the Neighborhood Unit Residential Environments and Public Policy

Much of the research on which this book is based was funded almost a decade ago by separate grants from two different agencies of the U. S. Public Health Service, of the then still consolidated Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The first grant was from the Bureau of Community Environment...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Banerjee, Tridib, Baer, William C. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1984, 1984
Edition:1st ed. 1984
Series:Environment, Development and Public Policy: Environmental Policy and Planning
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Neighborhood Unit as a Design Paradigm
  • 3. The Research Instrument and Respondent Impressions of the Residential Environment
  • 4. Residential Area and Neighborhood: Images and Values
  • 5. Residential Area as a Physical Place: The Setting
  • 6. Taking Stock: A Synthesis of the Findings
  • 7. Toward a New Design Paradigm
  • References
  • Appendix I: Survey Questionnaire
  • Appendix II: Supplementary Tables