Describes a college course which uses field studies to examine communities and small urban places. The course is designed for undergraduate students with little or no field experience and is offered as an intensive two-week session between semesters. (RM)

Explains the value of Sanborn maps in urban land use studies, particularly because of their detailed portrayal of street patterns lot lines, and the placement, size, shape, and use of buildings. Shows how a Sanborn map can reconstruct a "geography of the past" of Boston's waterfront. (Author/DB)

To determine the dominant topic areas of political science urbanists, questionnaires were sent to a sample of 119 college professors. Urban politics faculty have retained their concern for topics not currently fashionable in research, such as local government institutions, the pluralist-elitist controversy, urban ethnicity, and metro government.…

Discusses Puerto Rican racial history and present-day social correlates and the racial experiences and reactions of Puerto Ricans, an increasing number of whom are identifying themselves as New Yoricans or Ricans, neither white nor black. (Author/SF)

Value orientation questions related to activity, integration with kin, trust, and occupational primacy were asked of a random sample of 300 Mexican American men and women in a Southwestern urban setting. Results are discussed in relation to other studies and in light of "modernism" theory. (KM)

This paper analyzes: (1) the bibliographic access to publications in urban studies via printed secondary sources; (2) development and scope of classification systems and of vocabulary control for urban studies; and (3) currently accessible automated collections of bibliographic citations. Urban studies is defined as "an agglomeration of…

The 143 listings of this general bibliography provide the most current information on urban and regional planning. Most of the entries date from 1973 to 1975 and are comprised of commercially published books, reports, papers, and studies. The citations also include foreign documents. Some entries are annotated. Citations are alphabetized by author…

These guidelines were prepared to encourage and assist colleges and universities in giving systematic thought to the dimensions of their involvement in community and area affairs. They are intended to provide the basis for in-depth analyses to be conducted by individual institutions. Various aspects of urban involvement are defined, some of the…

GRADE OR AGES: Grades 4 and 5. SUBJECT MATTER: Urban politics and neighborhood planning. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE. This workbook is designed to enable the New York public school student to gather and structure information on the history, condition, and function of their neighborhoods. Following an introduction the material describes…

Lists citations on the following topics: Research Trends in Urban History, Administration of Archives and Manuscripts Collections, Acquisitions for Urban Archives, Repositories of Urban Archives and Manuscripts, and Newsletters from Urban Archives Centers. (JAB)

An experimental application of gaming technique in an undergraduate course in urban planning is described. Student response, which was generally favorable, is also discussed. (VT)

Reviews the development of urban history since the 1870s and describes the present variety of urban history studies. Current studies seem to focus on either macromodels and urban systems or on internal networks and densities. (Author/AV)

Points out that new interest in Latin American history can be generated by focusing on urban growth. Describes the course content, themes, and issues used in the Latin American urban history course taught at the University of Pittsburgh. Concludes with a seven-page list of instructional resources. (JDH)

Presents brief overview of the development of urban studies, from its origins in the "urban crisis" of the 1960's to the present trend toward study of the terrapolis, the world system of interdependent metropolitan areas. Focuses on the role of "Urban Affairs Quarterly," changing definitions of the "city," and the…

Defines and describes the potential value and nature of an urban anthropology internship as a significant learning experience. Explains necessary steps for setting up and carrying out such a placement while avoiding the pitfalls experienced by field interns in other professions. (CJM)