Part A: Overview: Quality Of Urban Life -- Introduction -- 1. The New Urban Crisis -- 2. Psychological Aspects Of The Quality Of Urban Life -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Meaning Of The Quality Of Urban Life -- 3 Issues In Describing The Physical Environment -- 4 Issues In The Definition Of The Person -- 3. On Cities, Design, And People -- 1 The Future Of Cities And The Role Of Design -- 2 Death And Life Of The Modern Movement -- 3 "Megastructura Labilis" -- 4 Post-Modern And Beyond -- 5 What Next? -- Part B: Social Networks -- Introduction -- 4. Social Networks And The Quality Of Life -- 1 Time To Care -- 2 Social Support -- 5. Social Networks In Urban Neighbourhoods -- 1 The Impact Of Urban Environment On Social Networks -- 2 Urban Environments And Social Networks: How To Study Network Properties In Large Populations? -- 3 Conclusions -- 6. Network Procedures -- 1 Growth Of Network Studies -- 2 Macro And Micro Approaches -- 3 The Contextualization Of Social Networks -- 4 The Features Of The Network -- 5 Basis Of The Determinancy Of Social Action -- 6 Data Collection -- 7 The Manchester Homeless Families Study -- 8 The Analysis Of The Data -- 9 Conclusions -- Part C: Ethnic Minorities -- Introduction -- 7. Acculturation And Stress Among Immigrants And Later Generation Individuals -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Model Of Acculturation -- 3 Psychological Stress: A Model And Some Findings -- 4 Some Observations From The Data -- 5 Conclusions -- 8. The Pattern Of Acculturation Amongst Asian And Caribbean Descended Youth In Britain -- 1 The Limitations Of Acculturation Theory -- 2 The Asian Immigrants To Great Britain -- 3 The West Indian Immigrants To Great Britain -- 4 Conclusions -- 9. Acculturation In Urban Areas: Migrant Workers And The Settlement Of Turks In West Berlin -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Models Of Acculturation And Assimilation.

3 Towards A More Differentiated View -- 4 The Urban Concentration Of Turkish Settlement Patterns -- 5 The Cultural Diversity Of The Turkish Enclave In West Berlin -- 6 Research Findings -- 7 Occupational Orientations Of The Turkish Youth In West Berlin/Acculturation? -- 8 Work Values -- 9 Future Orientations Towards Working And Living -- Part D: Man - Environment Relations -- Introduction -- 10. The Use And Design Of Open Spaces In Urban Neighbourhoods -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Conceptual Framework -- 3 Activities And Activity Systems -- 4 Settings And Systems Of Settings -- 5 Supportive Environments -- 6 The Neighbourhood As Setting System -- 7 An Example: Pedestrian Activities -- 8 Design And Research -- 11. Aesthetic, Communication And Use: Perspectives For Urban Open Spaces -- 12. An Ecological Approach To Urban Environment Perception -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodological Aspects -- 3 Type One Studies: Perceptions Of The Whole Urban Environment -- 4 Type Two Studies: Perception Of The Quality Of The Residential Environment In The Sample Area -- 5 Type Three Studies: Inhabitants' And Temporary Visitors' Cognitive Representation Of The City -- 6 Conclusions -- 13. Psychological Identity Of And Identification With Urban Neighbourhoods -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Design Of The Research Project -- 3 Identity Of And Identification With One'S Neighbourhood As Reflected In Subjective Presentations -- 4 Identity Markers In The Physical Environment -- 5 Identification With The Neighbourhood Qua Social Environment -- 6 Conclusions -- Part E: Mental Health -- Introduction -- 14. New York City'S Open Space System. The Process Of Evolution -- 15. The Reform Of Health And Psychiatric Services In Relation To The Quality Of Urban Life. Experiences In The Region Of Piedmont And In The City Of Turin -- 1 Introduction.

2 Decentralization Of Mental Health Services (Mhs) In Piedmont And In The City Of Turin -- 3 Transformations And Crises -- 4 Dismantling The Psychiatric Hospitals In Turin -- 16. From The Social Movement Towards The Socio-Cultural Movement. The Example Of Amsterdam -- List Of Authors -- Author Index.