"How do Main Streets contribute to our mental health? This question took social psychiatrist Mindy Thompson Fullilove on an 11-year search through 178 cities in 14 countries. From informal observations, Fullilove discerns the larger architecture of Main Streets. She describes the myriad ways th...

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Main Author:	Fullilove, Mindy Thompson 1950- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[New York, New York] New Village Press [2020]
Edition:	First edition
Subjects:	Stadtsoziologie Community development / Psychological aspects Community psychology Central business districts / Social aspects City planning / Psychological aspects Urban health
Summary:	"How do Main Streets contribute to our mental health? This question took social psychiatrist Mindy Thompson Fullilove on an 11-year search through 178 cities in 14 countries. From informal observations, Fullilove discerns the larger architecture of Main Streets. She describes the myriad ways that Main Streets are shaped for social interactions and how they are a marker for the integrity of civilization. Her illustrated book shows how urban centers are essential for gathering people to share information and to tend civic and commercial tasks that benefit all. She addresses ways cities can cure, not only ills of an inequitable, post-industrial culture, but malaise of a post-pandemic culture seeking reconnection"--
Physical Description:	xxiii, 294 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 23 cm
ISBN:	9781613321263 9781613321270