Reprinted from the Fall 1968 issue of "Daedalus.

The University of Louisville secured a grant through the University of Kentucky as the state agency for Administration of Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1966 in Kentucky to fund a series of young adult workshops sponsored by the Urban Studies Center and University College in cooperation with the Louisville Area Council of Churches and the…

This pamphlet is a non-technical description of common household arthropod pests in Maryland. Since most of the pests can be found in houses throughout North America, this publication has a wide geographic range of use. General discussions of arthropod structure, growth and development, and metamorphosis are given before the pages on specific…

The author suggests that the U.S.A.'s population problem is not a problem in Malthusian terms, where people suffer from famine and pestilence. Instead it is a problem of quality and safety in our physical and social surroundings. Further population increase may increase the discords in our social environment caused by race prejudice, poverty, drug…

A study of volunteer success and satisfaction among a group of urban VISTA volunteers who trained at Columbia School of Social Work attempted to determine what enables a VISTA volunteer to perform effectively in his field assignment, and to define the roots of volunteer satisfaction with the VISTA experience. Factors studied are grouped into five…

It is shown what the peregrine falcon, threatened with extinction by DDT, and the urban poor have in common. Specifically, a study in New Haven, Connecticut was done to explore the relation between social class and the average emissions for the air pollutants: carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, and particulate matter.…

Provides brief biographical sketch and describes Muchow's research contributions. Discusses the content of her investigation of the environmental experience of a group of urban children and their activities in diverse settings. (Author/SO)

Observes early social interactions in free play settings of Israeli kibbutz and urban preschool children. Kibbutz preschoolers displayed some aspects of more advanced group functioning (e.g., coordinated play) but also more behaviors reflecting affective distancing (e.g., solitary play, reduced affective expression, verbal aggression). (Author/NH)

Examines the relationship between the physical growth of a rapidly expanding urban community and the growth in complexity and bureaucratic organizational patterns of that community's public school system. (Editor/RK)

This research analyses the effects of situational factors, along with environmental quality (EQ) attitudes, in understanding why some people become involved in pollution-abating activities. Findings indicate that closeness to the effects of polluting behavior stimulate more powerful concern and action than closeness to the source of polluted…

The urban housetype and attitudes towards the urban housetype are used to illustrate the concentric zone model and to shed some light on such zonal concepts as the inner city and suburban ring. (Author)

Independent of any effects of formal schooling, the urban environment has had a complex educative effect, requiring objective analysis to be adequately understood. (JK)

Despite stubborn problems, urbanologist sees steady improvement in city conditions. (Editor)