Several urban history games that teachers can implement in their classes are reviewed. The lack of quality games in urban history leads the author to suggest that teachers create their own games. (SM)

This is the first of a series of articles on urban simulation modeling. (Editor)

Record of the events and decisions surrounding the creation of the Medical College in Newark which illustates what may happen "when the poor and the alienated confront the system with a series of demands. This case indicates that "the Model Cities Program, in conjunction with urban renewal and other federal programs, can be one of the mechanisms…

One of the unforeseen results of the Model Cities Program has been to increase the likelihood of black communities within cities becoming ghettoized. (MF)

Studied fear of crime among Ghanaian immigrants in the Washington, D.C. area, taking aspects of Ghanaian culture into account. Survey responses of 300 immigrants showed that the majority of the Ghanaian immigrants experienced fear of crime, but those who had been urban residents in Ghana were less fearful, probably because they were already…

A minute-by-minute account of one Friday in the work day of a principal who is a 40-year veteran of the Battle of Detroit. (EA)

Reprinted from the Fall 1968 issue of "Daedalus.

In May 1968, a committee was appointed at Harvard to evaluate the University's effort in helping both community and nation find solutions to urban distress, poverty, economic imbalance, racial inequality, and disease. The committee was charged with recommending new actions if necessary and determining the role Harvard should play in responding to…

Lengthy abstracts of a small number of selected books and articles which deal with the impact of technological change on the American City are presented in this review. An introductory statement provides a historical background and an overview of the topic. Brief summaries are then presented of the current state of the art in the fields of…

In response to the report of the President's Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, the Urban Action Commission of the National Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations recommended to its member units that they: (1) regard the urban crisis as their priority item for future programing; (2) assume responsibility for bringing persons…

A number of commercial and non-commercial stations have recognized their special responsibility to attempt to help society find a solution to the problems of minority groups. In this handbook, 51 case studies of special programing on the problems of minority groups are presented. The entry for each program gives the name of the station from which…

In this essay on education for the poor who live in urban areas is discussed how the problems of large cities relate to the educational experience of disadvantaged children. The inter-related development of middle-class suburbs, blue-collar neighborhoods, and the central city are analyzed. The basic argument is that segregation and fragmentation…