This document, the fifth of seven essays, investigates the relationship of the church, the university and urban society in the area of urban curricula and the liberal arts college. Particular attention is placed on "urban semester" programs and their conceptual and practical weaknesses. Alternative ways for addressing a critical dimension of…

Analyzes factors which have contributed to the poor conditions of large cities: failure of courage to deal with racism; individualism; short-term thinking; political nonaccountability; diversity of peoples and information; loss of faith in leaders and in nation; and threat of nuclear war. Calls for new policy initiatives and outlines an urban…

Reports on an attempt to relate academic models of urban communities to actual housing and community development for a student population of mixed graduate/advanced undergraduate levels and anthropology/urban studies majors. (CJM)

METRO-APEX is a computer based gaming simulation in which students study a large urban city and its surroundings by playing the roles of city and county politicians, industrialists, environmental control officials, city planners, land developers, and labor groups. METRO-APEX was played once a week for five weeks as part of one credit course in…

Over 100 available 16mm films are listed in this annotated bibliography on urban studies. The listings are classified under new towns and new cities; film series on general urban problems; cinematic and artistic impressions of cities; ghetto problems, slums, and skid rows; and general urban planning, urban renewal, housing and neighborhood…

This academic year course based on the text, Challenges In Our Changing Urban Society by Goldberg, traces the development of cities and civilizations from their beginnings to the present. The course was written with the assistance of nineteen junior and senior high students and has the following general objectives: 1) to understand the origins and…

A geographic perspective of urban revitalization is provided in this publication, which is intended for geography professors, students, and researchers. There are seven chapters. Chapter 1 discusses the geographical aspects of urban revitalization. Urban decline and redevelopment is the focus of the second chapter. Discussed are parks, civic…

This document contains the proceedings of a conference dealing with the issues that face U.S. cities today. Convened in October of 1979, the conference was sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. The document contains addresses and comments by six authorities on the current fiscal situation of large cities. The presentation…

Through teaching, research and public service programs, the College of Urban Development (CUD) is working toward solving the social problems resulting from rapid and haphazard growth of American cities. The Center for Urban Affairs (CUS) provided the starting place. In April 1972 an instructional program was authorized: the CUA staff became the…

This activity, the fourth in the elementary set of teacher-developed instructional activities for teaching geography, focuses on knowledge and cognitive processes of economic and social diversity within an urban setting. Content includes the economic and social structure and problems of American cities as exemplified by Gary, Indiana. The…

This volume attempts first to take stock of the process of urbanization in Alberta and second to identify areas in which research may be required to guide urban development policies in the years ahead. Contents include the following papers: "An Economic Perspective," Eric J. Hanson; "A Goegraphic Perspective," Dennis B. Johnson…

Discusses ongoing longitudinal study of members of three SES groups in a high density metropolitan area in Nigeria to determine the impact of rural to urban migration on the provision of housing, health care, and employment opportunities. (FMW)

Designed to accompany an audiovisual filmstrip series devoted to presenting a visual history of life in America, this guide contains an elementary social studies (grades 2-6) unit on the American city over the last century. Using authentic visuals including paintings, posters, advertising, documentary photography, and cartoons, the guide offers…

Reviews literature of controversies surrounding the rise of big cities in Western Europe and the United States. Comments that popular concepts of unspoiled nature and biblical tradition influenced antiurbanism. Notes fears of disease, breakdown of families, and rising crime rate were major concerns. Defenders countered cities would become centers…