It is argued that political input at a local level can be justified in terms of the importance of the institution to the community, of the total responsibilities of a local authority, and of a need for some other power to offset the power of a national body. A regional policy for higher education in Great Britain in advocated. (Author/LBH)

Explores ideas about regional planning and provides a framework for developing a secondary level course on regional planning. Claims that such a course can help students understand more about the world around them and improve their attitude toward contributing to the management of change. (BR)

In order to eliminate or reduce the problems that detract from the quality and status of the off-campus program and of those individuals who administer or teach in it, three major features of a plan for developing extension programs using the concept of regional service areas are presented. (MS)

This report was produced in response to a mandate of the Texas legislature requiring the development of a long-range plan for higher education by region. A wide variety of factors related to higher education were reviewed for the report. General demographic observations show that the state's population is expected to increase significantly in five…

The author describes efforts made by the Geography Department of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville to provide an undergraduate geography major that emphasizes city and regional planning, an area with job potential. (JH)

MIDNY'', an acronym for Mid-New York--a five county area, was involved in a six year Cooperative Extension Service pilot effort in community resource development. (Author/RK)

Outlined is New York's plan for regional environmental education development emphasizing total community involvement through both formal and informal education. The report presents a three-phase approach: (1) a consituting process, (2) a correlating process, and (3) a coordinating process. (BL)

Describes a public-private co-operative program aimed at retaining a quality environment while providing for population expansion and economic development of the Mid-Hudson region. (AL)

This article explores the feasibility of rational planning, using as evidence the regional planning experience of the Appalachian program. (Author)

Advocates metropolitan regional government, educational parks, and community education programs as some solutions to the problems of cities and suburbs both. (DM)

Describes a model of an air pollution control strategy, closely integrated with urban and regional planning, based upon attaching well defined emission rights to each parcel of land in a region. (AL)