A range of hypotheses of varying specificity is examined in this paper in an attempt to account for the location of racial disorders. The initial sections consider what general assumptions must be met by any satisfactory explanation of the distribution of disorders. Mathematical models are constructed which embody the most prevalent assumptions as…

Argues that perhaps there is a chance that the drastic conditions existing in the slums (conditions which are spreading to previously stable old neighborhoods) will be the major force which will break the back of factionalism, elitism, and neocolonialism and serve as the lever for authentic democratic community development. (Author/JM)

Jamaica experienced organized violence from 1976 to 1980, when general elections were held. Describes field work carried out in ghettos and shanty towns which mapped the rigid geographical polarization of Jamaica and its effects on employment, education, and migration. The geographic framework for a resumption of hostilities remains. (CS)

Funding was received for a long overdue serious study of inner-city decay in Canada. Presented are the hypotheses and research methods for this projected study. The first policy challenge is providing evidence of the extent and seriousness of inner-city decay in Canada, particularly since urban difficulties are often presumed to be a problem in…

Educational policy of the future must place the role of education within the broad context of societal goals. The urban slum condition will not be eliminated by individual programs which focus on special problem areas viewed in relative isolation. The Model Cities Program is a unified approach. First, neighborhoods are asked to fully analyze their…

Data collected from black high school students suggest that dissatisfaction with local neighborhood services is fairly widespread. (DM)

This report, released by The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders in July, 1968, is comprised of three studies: (1) "The Racial Attitudes in Fifteen American Cities" study includes black views of racial issues, white beliefs about Negroes, a comparison of black and white attitudes and experiences in the city, and the uses of…

Kingston, capital of Jamaica, has been molded by three institutions: colonialism, the sugar plantation, and slavery. It has an enormous marginal population living in permanent poverty and not absorbable into the labor force. This marginality, fundamentally related to dependent capitalism, sustains itself by keeping wages low. (CS)

The squatter settlements in Kuala Lumpur exhibit a high incidence of communicable diseases, teenage pregnancies, and psychological and familial stress. The Sang Kancil Intervention Program responds to this situation by providing preschool education, maternal and child health care clinics, and activities that generate income for low-income…

A geographic perspective of urban revitalization is provided in this publication, which is intended for geography professors, students, and researchers. There are seven chapters. Chapter 1 discusses the geographical aspects of urban revitalization. Urban decline and redevelopment is the focus of the second chapter. Discussed are parks, civic…

The Woodlawn Organization (TWO) is a community organization on the south side of Chicago which grew out of cooperative efforts of clergymen in the area, members of the Greater Woodlawn Pastor's Alliance, in 1959. TWO's approach to community problems, influenced by the thinking of Saul Alinsky, was directly to confront unfair business practices,…

Contents of this guide include: Introduction: purpose of the training guide, needs of inner-city youth, the roving leader concept, objectives of the guide, definition of terms, methodology of guide development; Training Units for Roving Leaders: unit I--orientation, unit II--concept, role, and function of roving leader, unit III--the community and…

The ten articles in this book examine the causes and remedies for the apparent communication barrier between the urban poor and the rest of the nation. The articles, written by journalists, businessmen, and community leaders--both black and white, range from a broad based description of the communications behaviors of the urban poor, to attempts…

Described in this guide is a thirty-six week, interdisciplinary, urban social studies course for 8th grade students that is designed to involve students in the substance and process of urban problems. The major objective is to prepare students to live and survive in an urban environment. The program emphasizes a process approach to thinking,…