A three-dimensional model is proposed for behavioral research in design. Each of the dimensions (the goals of design, the societal context in which a work of architectural or urban design exists, and the processes of human behavior) is discussed individually and then their interrelations are considered. (DT)

Describes instruments that have been used to evaluate design: buildings, parks, etc. (PR)

Plans for housing sites and entire communities should integrate and detail all the complexities of an area such as land contours, soil, vegetation, drainage, and ownership. Designers' personalized styles may create distorted effects when transferred to the three-dimensional environment. People living in the communities should be involved in…

Discusses a method architects and planners can use in designing buildings based on behavior and activities of people who will inhabit them. Shows a particular setting or environment influences the behavior of all individuals in it. Statistical data are translated into floor plans. (BL)

Proxemics deals with man's use and structuring of space, particularly the unconscious patterns that deeply influence life. It can never tell the designer how to design but can tell him important things to consider. (Author/PR)

The needs of women in relation to their race and class are examined; a warning is made that professional women in planning must be sensitive to these differences in needs. (DT)

Three-part report pinpointing problems and uncovering solutions for the dual concepts of density (ratio of people to space) and crowding (psychological response to density). Section one, A Primer on Crowding,'' reviews new psychological and social findings; section two, Density in the Suburbs,'' shows conflict between status quo and increased…

Surveyed are 53 techniques for measuring human physical characteristics and emotional responses in the belief that problems should be solved on the basis of what is good for people.'' (BL)