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Social connectedness: a growing challenge for sustainable cities

Social connectedness: a growing challenge for sustainable cities This paper explores in a hypothetical manner the meaning of increasing urbanization and modernization for people belonging to a more individualistic-oriented culture (The Netherlands) and more collectivistic-oriented culture (China). Both societies differ in degree of urbanization and modernization and as a consequence are expected to show differences in the meaning of relations and experiences with contacts with unfamiliar others in urban environments. Positioning and boundary-setting strategies to manage relations with social environments and to regulate experienced stress and well-being in cities will be discussed. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Geographer Taylor & Francis

Social connectedness: a growing challenge for sustainable cities

Dijst, Martin
Asian Geographer , Volume 31 (2): 8 – Jul 3, 2014
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Social connectedness: a growing challenge for sustainable cities

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This paper explores in a hypothetical manner the meaning of increasing urbanization and modernization for people belonging to a more individualistic-oriented culture (The Netherlands) and more collectivistic-oriented culture (China). Both societies differ in degree of urbanization and modernization and as a consequence are expected to show differences in the meaning of relations and experiences with contacts with unfamiliar others in urban environments. Positioning and boundary-setting...
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Taylor & Francis
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© 2014 Hong Kong Geographical Association
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2158-1762
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1022-5706
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10.1080/10225706.2014.942947
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Abstract

This paper explores in a hypothetical manner the meaning of increasing urbanization and modernization for people belonging to a more individualistic-oriented culture (The Netherlands) and more collectivistic-oriented culture (China). Both societies differ in degree of urbanization and modernization and as a consequence are expected to show differences in the meaning of relations and experiences with contacts with unfamiliar others in urban environments. Positioning and boundary-setting strategies to manage relations with social environments and to regulate experienced stress and well-being in cities will be discussed.

Journal

Asian Geographer – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jul 3, 2014

Keywords: modernization; urbanization; social relations; the Netherlands; China

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