Describes a research project relating physical environment parameters to infants' cognitive-intellectual development in the second year of life. Subjects were 39 infants (25 males, 14 females) who were 11 months of age upon their entrance into the study. (MP)

Reviewed is the development of the materialistic image of the real world. An alternative way of looking at reality which emphasizes harmony between humans and nature is presented. (Author/MA)

Results of this study indicated that physical design features of university dormitories significantly affect the degree of commitment students feel for one another, patterns of interaction and emotional support, and level of involvement in organizational functioning, and support the usefulness of the University Residence Environment Scale.…

This Water Conference adapted a set of detailed action recommendations on various aspects of water resources development and management and decided that this set of recommendations would be known as the "Mar del Plata Action Plan." This article presents an abridged version of selected recommendations in the Action Plan. (Author/MA)

Describes the bubble as a highly successful environmental stimulus for drama and provides directions for constructing various bubble shapes. (MH)

Describes a rehabilitation program that offers a multifaceted, multidisciplinary, interdependent design-based approach to reducing barriers that come between the visually impaired elderly and the independence they want and deserve. (JOW)

Six experiments were conducted to investigate the sensitivity of one- to four-year-olds to changes in perspective that are occluded from view. Results indicated relatively early sensitivity to proprioceptive cues for changes in perspective and somewhat later sensitivity to appropriate visual-environmental cues. (PCB)

The relationship between the manner in which environments are encountered and the nature of environmental features in the construction of spatial representations was examined. It was found that performance of a thematic activity facilitated construction of a spatial representation of a large-scale environment. (PCB)

Describes development of the Hospice Environmental Survey (HES) to measure user's perception of the homelike atmosphere provided by a hospital inpatient unit called Hospice House. Presents the HES instrument, methodology, and pilot study data. (Author/NB)

Examined preferences for physical design characteristics of group living facilities of 229 congregate apartment residents, 205 older community residents, and 44 experts. Found that older groups of subjects had similar physical design preferences, whereas experts preferred more physical features than did older adults. (Author/NB)

The second in a three-part geographical education series, this article focuses on human-environmental relations in the geographical area including Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. The article examines how the historical and cultural roots of the people of Middle America have influenced their interaction with and modification of…

Reviews seismological studies that provide evidence of the existence of continental roots beneath the continents. Suggests, that through the collisions of plate tectonics, continents stabilized part of the mobile mantle rock beneath them to form deep roots. (ML)

The role of the physical environment is discussed as a major factor influencing child development. A differentiated approach is advocated wherein environmental, age, and organismic specificity are related to developmental impact. Availability, variety, complexity, and responsivity are discussed as dimensions of objects (toys) that interact with…

Describes a workshop approach in which students recorded in detail all examples of solid pollution along a one-mile stretch of a creek, stream, or traveled road in their home area. Results of the student surveys are included. (JN)