Explains briefly some of the properties of clouds on the basis of modern research. The use of an instrumented sailplane has been quite successful in both the qualitative and quantitative study of clouds. (PS)

Analyzes current environmental emphasis in light of past efforts in the same area, and suggests that environmental studies'' belongs with the humanities rather than with the natural sciences. (SP)

The life geosystems theme is presented in detailed course outline as an example of how man and his survival on Earth can be integrated into an introductory physical geography course. (Author/JB)

Presents a brief inventory of socially-oriented environmental research projects funded by HEW (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare), based on information from the Man-Environmental Research survey report. (PR)

Briefly describes man-environment research projects sponsored by HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) in its current three-year-old research program. (The Man-Environment Research report is the source of information for this review.) (PR)

The chairman of the President's Council on Environmental Quality outlines the administration's environmental program. (MF)

Describes atmospheric data monitoring as part of total airpollution control effort. Summarizes types of gaseous, liquid and solid pollutants and their sources; contrast between urban and rural environmental air quality; instrumentation to identify pollutants; and anticipated new non-wet chemical physical and physiochemical techniques tor cetection…

Discusses the role of scientists, particularly biologists, in the changing American society. The role of the National Science Foundation under conditions of decreasing support for scientific research is considered. Emphasis on interdisciplinary programs is discussed. (AL)

Environmental education programs that are limited solely to classroom instruction, occasional field trips, or short outdoor camping experiences may not be achieving their main goal. The author's research suggests that students should regularly play half-day "hooky" in loosely supervised small groups, in the most pristine habitats locally…

Describes the methodology and results of a study comparing the overlap of Enviroline, Pollution, and the Environmental Periodicals Bibliography files through searches on acid rain, asbestos and water, diesel, glass recycling, Lake Erie, Concorde, reverse osmosis wastewater treatment cost, and Calspan. Nine tables are provided. (RBF)

The author briefly reports some significant findings concerning the impact of the environment on human perception, behavior, and performance, touching particularly on color, seating arrangement and crowding, and music and noise. Implications for schools are discussed. (PGD)

This study indicates that university students prefer media presentation rooms specially designed, built, and equipped according to well established and accepted environmental design and display system engineering principles to other, non-environmentally controlled media classrooms. It is concluded that students are capable of reliably evaluating…

The previously recognized right-left asymmetry in aesthetic balance was applied to preferences in architectural design. Preferences for right-and left-oriented apartments in apartment floor plan layouts were noted in sophomore psychology students. Data examined from preferences of 67 right-handed and 5 left-handed students revealed that…

The effects of littered and nonlittered areas on littering behavior were determined in picnic areas in the Uinta National Forest, Utah. Littered and nonlittered conditions were controlled by spreading or removing litter from specified areas. Observations revealed that in the nonlittered areas there was more litter than in the littered areas. (CS)