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Residential Neighborhoods as Humane Environments

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  • C J Smith

    (Department of Geography, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73069, USA)

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This paper describes a study of residential neighborhoods. Data from a number of sources were used to identify ten independent dimensions which appeared intuitively meaningful as descriptors of residential settings. The independence of the dimensions indicates that stereotyped characterizations of the ‘urban/rural’ or the ‘affluent/nonaffluent’ type are unable to capture the multidimensional character of residential neighborhoods. It was hypothesized that the dimensions could describe some of the humane characteristics of residential neighborhoods, and a study of well-being in former mental patients lent some support to this hypothesis. Although this was a pilot study and much work remains to be done, the results are encouraging in that they appear to be applicable to planning for the community care of the mentally ill; to the design of humane environments; and as a methodological link in identifying some of the environmental components of psychological well-being.

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  • C J Smith, 1976. "Residential Neighborhoods as Humane Environments," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 8(3), pages 311-326, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:8:y:1976:i:3:p:311-326
    DOI: 10.1068/a080311
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    1. Luca Bottini, 2015. "Is Urban Space Able to Affect Community Participation? a Research Proposal between Urban Sociology and Environmental Psychology," European Journal of Social Sciences Education and Research Articles, Revistia Research and Publishing, vol. 2, May - Aug.

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