A study in St. Louis shows that large urban areas can have significant local and downwind effects. (Editor)

An important part of ventilating for safety consists of providing the necessary exhaust systems to remove building contaminants safely. Further, the effluent must be cleaned within practical limits by means of filters, collectors, and scrubbers. Where recirculation is not safe or feasible, the effluent must be discharged to the outside in a manner…

Shows how Martha Muchow's observations of urban children's use of environment and her close attention to relevant features of the physical environment at a molar level, anticipate many recent developments in ecological psychology. (Author/SO)

The experience of the urban environment was studied in terms of how it is categorized, what people's preferences are, and the extent to which complexity and familiarity can account for these preferences. College students rated urban scenes under three methods of scene presentation. Results are reported. (RH)

This bulletin provides information on the issues surrounding urban sprawl. It is designed to offer information on the dimensions of sprawl and related policy debates. Some of the major debates include whether or not sprawl is a problem that even needs to be addressed. A summary of the major points of debated topics is included. (Contains 20…

Suggests ways in which urban blight, including slum dwellings, pollution, traffic congestions, etc., may be eliminated. (SB)

The authors respond to an assertion made by Nathan Glazer that welfare causes not only crime, juvenile delinquency, and anger, but virtually all known problems associated with the poor. (SB)

Suggests that sound pollution constitutes a severe problem to the urban dweller. Excessive exposure of humans to noise produces both physical and psychological manifestations. Suggests that control of industrial, aircraft, and community noise must be recognized and accepted as a major factor in urban planning and development. Bibliography. (LC)

Reprinted from a book of children's photographs, "The Way It Is, edited by John Holland. Part of a series of articles entitled "Environment and the Child.

Founded in 1974, the Centre is one of the most intensively used resource centres in the United Kingdom. Adults and students from elementary to college level use its facilities to learn about the urban environment. (BD)

This study explores the utility of employing knowledge management as a framework for understanding how public managers perform ecosystem management. It applies the grounded theory method to build a model. The model is generated by applying the concept of knowledge process to an investigation of how the urban ecosystem is publicly managed by civil…

Two overseas survey-based scales measuring perceived quality of neighbourhood were adapted and replicated in a New Zealand context. An Italian study (Bonaiuto, Fornara, and Bonnes. (2003). "Landscape and Urban Planning," 65, 41-52) measuring Perceived Residential Environmental Quality (PREQ) and an American study (Carp and Carp. (1982).…