A sample of five sites of recent urban renewal activity in Sandwell, West Midlands, U.K. formed the basis for an audit survey of the nature and degree of associated change in a broad set of physical, built, and infrastructure environmental parameters. Data were mostly derived from questionnaire surveys of professionals with specific environmental…

Addresses the need to make urban forestry information and resources available and understandable to everyone in an effort to organize and educate communities. The seemingly hidden aspects of the urban ecosystem are examined; and a sidebar looks at the air, carbon, and energy cycles and sustaining quality of life, in particular. (LZ)

The third in a series of articles featuring the urban ecosystem. Discusses the inner workings of an ecosystem and the links that connect its elements, including the link between people and the environment. Graphics illustrate "layers" of the landscape. (LZ)

Recounts the educational experience of an artistically talented adolescent in an urban setting. Notes the teenager's struggle to find a place for himself in his community and school and the resulting problems with underachievement. (Author/DB)

Describes the work of the Brooklyn Center for Urban Environment (BCUE) which aims at encouraging young people to appreciate the city's built and designed aspects as well as study and care for the islands of green space that help lend harmony to the built environment. (JRH)

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).…

Urban universities present an inherent conflict for administrators who oversee campus planning and development. Some see the need to withdraw and create an academic refuge. Others believe a campus must integrate physically with the city in order to stay relevant. The two approaches cannot be more dramatically different, and they have profound…

This article discusses some potentials of plants for solving environmental problems. (PD)

With the widespread interest in urban planning art teachers can involve students of all ages in community problems. (Author/RK)

THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN OFFICE OF INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO CIRCLE. THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO PROVIDE THE RAPIDLY GROWING URBAN UNIVERSITY WITH NECESSARY INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES AND MEDIA. DETAILS OF ORGANIZATION, STAFF, EQUIPMENT, SPACE, AND BUDGET ARE GIVEN. FACULTY COMMITTEES…

SELECTED READINGS AND SPEECHES ON THE CHANGING UNIVERSITY IN A CHANGING WORLD INCLUDE DISCUSSION OF MAJOR CHANGES IN SOCIETY AND THEIR EFFECTS UPONG THE VALUES, NEEDS, ROLES, AND LIVES OF ADULTS, SOCIETAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MODERN UNIVERSITY TO ADULTS, TO THE NATION, AND THE WORLD, AND LEADERSHIP CONCEPTS, TASKS, AND ROLES…