Perry, Abbott, and Hutter developed the urban imagery approach because they felt that too few symbolic interactionists had investigated
◦ the effects of urban ecological issues on urban images.
◦ the effects of urban political economy on symbolic interactionism as an approach to understanding cities.
◦ how urban imagery had affected the two North Atlantic islands that Hutter refers to.
◦ the interactional dynamics at the center of urban imagery and the degree to which imagery acts as an independent variable in shaping urban life.