Argues that in spite of the good intentions of the proposed Better Communities Act, many projects will face less funding, increased roles for State and county governments; and fewer incentives for local political systems to take on poverty, discrimination, and inequities in access to decent housing, education, and other services. Suggests…

Students in Brooklyn, New York study pollution in terms of their school, home, and neighborhood environments, and a superteacher in a traveling classroom explores urban environment problems with kids in Austin, Texas. (Author)

This study, which views cooperation in the larger context of cultural adaptation, explores the cooperative'' networks in an urban Afro-American community to discover to what extent cooperation and solidarity'' represent survival necessities'' for a community. (JM)

Special Urban Issue. Discusses trends and factors involved in urban crises. Cites interrelationships between urban and rural areas, and urges comprehensive planning in urban projects. (DS)

Describes inner city practicum program. (EK)

Presents results of a science clubs' investigation of the micro-meteorology of a shopping center, particularly temperature and precipitation effects related to automobile air pollution. (AL)

Demonstrates that schools and other social institutions existing in inner city neighborhoods encounter a level of difficulty which even at its lowest point is sufficient to prevent them from operating successfully. (JM)

Suggests that human adaptations to urban overload create characteristic qualities of city life that can be measured. Studies are cited which offer insights into (1) the behavior patterns of city-dwellers, (2) their perception of social responsibility, (3) the "atmosphere" of great cities, (4) the tempo of life, and (5) cognitive maps of cities.…

A response by Mayors J. Bracken Lee, Joseph L. Alioto, Joseph H. McDowell, Walter E. Washington, Richard J. Daley, Carl B. Stokes, Ray B. Bracy, and Frank F. Fasi.

Suggests thinking of "tracks" as clues and using them as the focus of outdoor activities in the urban environment. Provides 24 examples of possible track activities, including: seeds on the ground (track of a nearby tree), litter (track of a litterbug), and peeling paint (track of weathering forces). (JN)

Traces, through an autobiographical format, the development of a model for teaching urban studies in the primary grades which addresses eight different features including cognitive development, first hand experience, key concepts, and multidisciplinarity. Provides concrete examples of how the model may be used in practice. (DC)

Employs log linear and logit techniques in order to model male-female differences in the odds of a mental disorder, as affected by marital status, age, and residential location. Suggests that sex differences may be expressed in terms of a model with main effects only. (Author/GC)