The Behavior Settings theory (or the Integrated Standards of Space and Behavior, as used in another essay) elaborated by psychologist Roger Barker in the middle of the 20th century has, in this work, an unprecedented application in specialized research: in urban neighborhoods (from the Pilot Plan of Brasília). The hypothesis that guides the study is that urban neighborhoods, if studied as Behavior Settings Networks may exhibit behavioral patterns of fundamental interest to public policies to promote the quality of urban life, in a manner associated with physical aspects of their urban organization, Not always urban neighborhoods are extensions of our homes - but, if we wish to expand the residents belonging to this extraordinary ecological unit, we should know how to explore the opportunities that exist in each case. This approach offers new avenues of research for Architecture, for Urbanism, in close collaboration with Ecological and Environmental Psychology.
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