The "Broken Window" theory was analyzed and disproved in another (and better) popular science book -- Freakonomics.
Oleh Kovalchuke Interaction Design is design of time http://www.tangospring.com/IxDtopicWhatIsInteractionDesign.htm On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 4:29 AM, jodah jensen <jodah.jen...@gmail.com>wrote: > This sounds like a very interesting course! This is not my area of > expertise, so what Im about to suggest is perhaps already on the > table, or too basic for the course. However, The Malcolm Gladwell > book "the Tipping Point", is an easy and provocative read. I > believe the whole book might be indirectly relevant to the course, > but his chapter about New York and the "Broken Window" theory is > eye opening. Perhaps there are better sources to learn about this > theory, but he does a pretty good job of illustrating its basic > points in a 50 page chapter. > > I also heard about an on-going "broken Window" study happening in > the Holland Slums right now. Just heard about it yesterday on the > radio. Might want to look into that and get some current info on the > matter. > > Cheers > Jodah Jensen > > > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > Posted from the new ixda.org > http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46059 > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
