At the University of Southern California solar-access design research project, Barry Knowles and students have devised a solar envelope: the largest volumetric container over a land parcel that allows solar access to all adjacent neighbors within useful time constraints. (Author/MLF)

Two kinds of research, quantitative investigations and qualitative studies, are needed to assist policy makers in understanding the White flight/school desegregation relationship. At the least, a pluralistic model of research strategies and many more case studies should be undertaken before and after public policy intervention. (Author/KR)

A 1976 Detroit area study indicates that (1) Blacks can afford suburban housing and both Blacks and Whites are knowledgeable about the housing market; (2) Blacks show a preference for mixed neighborhoods; (3) Whites are reluctant to remain in neighborhoods where Blacks are moving in and will not buy homes in integrated areas. (Author/WI)

This paper examines the relationship between the socioeconomic status of selected ethnic groups in metropolitan areas and the extent of foreign stock in the areas, with some control for size and regional classification. (Author/AM)

The potential for population dispersal was evaluated. The study invoked such conditions as interest in living in a small town that is a 30-minute drive and one that is at least 1-hour drive from a large city, a 10 percent loss of family income, and whether or not the individual is a likely migrant. (Author/NQ)

In a secondary analysis of citizenship acquisition among legal Mexican immigrants many individual characteristics which were significant in previous studies did not correlate with an interest in naturalization. Positive correlations were found in these areas: (1) roots in the United States; (2) residential patterns; and (3) barriers and attitudes…

Discusses three articles which document the interaction of physical and social components that stratify cities by race and cites differences in family size, work time, and expectations from a move that affect differences in perceptions and behavior between black suburbanites and white gentrifiers. (Author/LHW)

Two graduate follow-up studies were analyzed for factors predicting likelihood that a graduate would stay in-state or migrate out-of-state. Slightly more than half of the bachelor's degree recipients from the class of 1993-1994 were included in the first sample, and responses were received from 522 graduates. In the second survey, 717 graduates…

This paper uses data from the U.S. decennial censuses and March Supplements to the Current Population Survey of 1995-99 to examine the historic patterns of immigrant settlement within the United States, recent shifts in these patterns, and the extent to which changes are due to the international versus internal migration, focusing particularly on…

Whether information technology (IT) graduates of Illinois colleges exit the state in greater percentages than do other graduates was studied using data from alumni surveys conducted by the public 4-year colleges and universities in Illinois. Data were added from a survey of 575 IT seniors in the 2000-2001 class. Survey data do suggest that IT…

Reports research designed to resolve a methodological inconsistency in previous studies, by examining the interrelations among several indexes of residential segregation and measures of educational, occupational, and income differentiation in American urban areas as of 1960. (JM)

This article on site analysis is concerned with the external factors affecting the dwelling and surrounding area when planning a residential design. Schematic drawings as well as a list of important data to be considered when planning are included. (GR)

A study of 2,408 student families reveals that in 195 families (8.1 percent) both spouses have lived most of their lives outside of the United States. (Author)

School desegregation has been a success in the South and a failure nationwide. Gambling major resources on integration will not pay off, but teaching children how to read in place" might. (Author/MF)

A model analyzing the relationships among housing values, property taxation, local services, residential mobility, voting patterns, and local government policies leads to the conclusion that changes in intergovernmental grants, rather than tax limitations, may solve current problems in housing and services use. Availablility: Secretary, 1313 21st…