THEORIES
Four theories that examine effects of Urban living on health and Social behavior:
- Adaptation level theory: This theory states that any stimuli that are intense, complex or novel lead to either a positive effect or a negative effect. People who find urban life too complex or intense eventually adapt over time.(for e.g. by finding relatively peaceful and secluded places in that very urban area)
- Behavior constraint theory: People who live in urban areas consider their behavior to be constrained someway compared to people living in rural areas. Crime on roads, experience and expectation of finding the shopping mall crowded may lead a person to believe that they are deprived of the freedom to behave the way they wish.
- Environmental Stress Theory: Specific stimuli in urban areas have negative effects on our lives. For e.g. crowding and noise have been found to be detrimental to our health by researchers.
- Overload Theory: This theory suggests that people in urban environments are faced with many stimuli, not all of which can be dealt with. For e.g. many people being around, noise, trying to find parking space in a jammed parking lot and so forth. This overload, if continued can lead to exhaustion and illness.
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