1. Introduction -- 2. Sweden -- 3. Vällingby -- 4. THe people of Vällingby -- 5. Levittown -- 6. The people of Levittown -- 7. Vällingby and Levittown -- 8. The social impact of the residential environment -- 9. Implications for urban housing and development policy in Sweden and the United States -- Appendix: The British new towns a middle way?