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Both the sources of funding for crash research and the characteristics of the investigators attracted to it tend to produce parochialism, segmentation, and specialization in the field as a whole. These potentially divisive forces are counteracted only by a shared and largely uncritical loyalty to the status quo-that is, a belief that the privately owned and operated conventional vehicle should continue as the major means of transportation. As a consequence, despite the increasingly favorable climate for crash research, recent findings have contributed little to the reduction of mortality and morbidity. The limitations of what is variously called human engineering, engineering psychology, or human factors are delineated, and a broader analytic framework is suggested.

This paper discusses mediation of the crowding experience in architectural interiors by three environmental variables: setting orientation, room color, and visual complexity of the interior. Subjects' perceptions of space available and thresholds of crowding were assessed by the placement of miniature figures in model rooms and room ratings along several dimensions. Data presented indicated that perceptions of physical space available in the setting and crowding thresholds are effectively mediated by variations in interior design. While the actual amount of space was kept constant, subjects perceived dark rooms as smaller and crowded with fewer figures than corresponding light rooms. High visual complexity was found to interact with setting orientation and room color; nonsocial dark rooms were perceived as smaller than other high complexity interiors. The implications of these results for the design of interior spaces are discussed.

Intervention has less to do with problem-solving than with learning, unlearning, and relearning about the vicissitudes and challenges of one's life

GENERAL REVENUE SHARING IS OFTEN VIEWED AS A DOUBLE THREAT. REVENUE SHARING LEGISLATION FAILS TO REQUIRE ANY SPECIFIC PROPORTION OF THE RETURNED MONEY TO BE SPENT ON SOCIAL NEEDS & FAILS TO INCLUDE ANY PROVISIONS FOR THE MANDATORY PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL CITIZENS IN THE EXPENDITURE OF THE FUNDS. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION & SOCIAL SERVICE ISSUES OF REVENUE SHARING ARE REVIEWED & THE AVAILABLE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE CONCERNING THESE MATTERS IS EXAMINED. WHILE THE FEARS OF SOME REVENUE SHARING CRITICS CANNOT BE DISMISSED LIGHTLY, THE PROGRAM HAS NOT LED TO A COMPLETE DEMISE OF PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES, NOR HAS IT TOTALLY IGNORED SOCIAL SERVICE CONCERNS. THOSE INTERESTED IN RECEIVING GREATER PROPORTIONS OF REVENUE SHARING FUNDS SHOULD ORGANIZE & COMPETE WITH OTHER GROUPS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. THE MOST IMPORTANT & LASTING CONTRIBUTION OF REVENUE SHARING MAY BE THE STIMULATION & ENCOURAGEMENT OF INCREASED INTEREST & INVOLVEMENT OF PREVIOUSLY IGNORED GROUPS IN THE UR DECISION MAKING PROCESS. MODIFIED HA.

For those concerned with the opportunities of citizen participation in local politics and with the propor tion of federal assistance monies allocated to social service needs, general revenue sharing often is viewed as a double threat. Not only does the revenue sharing legislation fail to require any specific proportion of the returned money to be spent on social needs, but it also fails to include any provisions for the mandatory participation of local citizens in the expenditure of the funds. Thus, revenue sharing, and the entire concept of "New Federalism," marks a dramatic and potentially profound change from the categorical grant programs of the 1960s. This article reviews the citizen participation and social service issues of revenue sharing and examines the available empirical evidence concerning these matters. It finds that, while the fears of some revenue sharing critics cannot be dismissed lightly, the program has not led to a complete demise of participation opportunities, nor can it be said to have ignored totally social service concerns. It suggests that those interested in receiving greater proportions of revenue sharing funds organize and compete with other groups at the local level. In the final analysis, the most important and lasting contribution of revenue sharing may be the stimulation and encouragement of increased interest and involvement of previously ignored groups in the urban decision making process.