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Consequences of Population Density and Size
dc.contributor.authorVerbrugge, Lois M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Ralphen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-14T14:09:36Z
dc.date.available2010-04-14T14:09:36Z
dc.date.issued1980en_US
dc.identifier.citationVerbrugge, Lois; Taylor, Ralph (1980). "Consequences of Population Density and Size." Urban Affairs Review 16(2): 135-160. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/68954>en_US
dc.identifier.issn1078-0874en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/68954
dc.description.abstractThe classical theory about effects of high residential density is "negative," stating that high density produces negative social attitudes and undesirable behaviors. Yet empirical re search usually finds density only weakly related to individuals' attitudes and behavior. A survey was conducted in Baltimore for three purposes: to test "negative" hypotheses for new dependent variables; to determine if negative density effects appear only when certain "buffers" are weak; and to test hypotheses about "positive" effects of density. Results show that large population size and feelings that an area is overpopulated produce frustrations about the environment. Objective density has some negative and positive effects, but it is less important than population size, subjective appraisal of population, and population composition. Compared to prior research, the special contributions of the Baltimore study are examination of (1) population size, (2) "positive" consequences of high density and large size, and (3) effects in three distinct residential areas.en_US
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dc.publisherSage Publicationsen_US
dc.titleConsequences of Population Density and Sizeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelUrban Planningen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michiganen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherJohns Hopkins Universityen_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/68954/2/10.1177_107808748001600202.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/107808748001600202en_US
dc.identifier.sourceUrban Affairs Reviewen_US
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