Suburbia An International Assessment

Originally published in 1986, and drawing on material from the USA, The Netherlands and Israel, this book addresses the question of whether suburban environments enhance the quality of life and which factors influence this quality. It examines whether suburbs really provide improved housing and community services compared to the central city and whether they foster rewarding social patterns and psychological well-being. It also analyses precisely what characteristics suburban areas offer and how congruent these characteristics are with the preferences of suburban residents.

About the author

Donald N. Rothblatt and Daniel J. Garr were both at the Urban and Regional Planning Department, San Jose State University, USA.

Product details

• Authors: Donald N. Garr Rothblatt, Donald N. Rothblatt, Daniel J. Garr, Rothblatt Donald N.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 30.05.2023
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories
• EAN: 9780367772567
• ISBN: 978-0-367-77256-7
• Pages: 340
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Comparative Urbanization
• Subjects: Silicon Valley, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, United States, good life, Urban & municipal planning, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Urban Sociology, Human Geography, History and Archaeology, Urban and municipal planning and policy, suburban life, Hadley Cantril, comparative urban studies, metropolitan decentralisation, community services analysis, suburban quality of life evaluation, residential quality assessment, cross-national urban research, Household Distance, East Bloc States, Dependent Satisfaction Variables, Housing Environment, Comparative Influence, Kitab Al Ibar, American Central Cities, Independent Variable Categories, Vienna Centre, Study Neighborhoods, Suburban Environments, ABAG, Economic Dispersion, Inlying Neighborhoods, Preliminary Field Surveys, Essential Priority