Editorial August 14, 1976 Issue

An Approach to Urban Problems

Geoffrey J. Barratt

Cities are human thought-centers. It's understandable, then, they are often problem-centers: urban decay, urban debt, urban sprawl, even urban guerrillas and terrorists.

Mortal consciousness always has problems of one sort or another. These stem from the underlying root—unresolved enigmas relating to life and purpose and meaning.

Human beliefs externalize themselves in outward conditions. Where human thoughts are densely clustered, there can arise a tangle of discords. Material consciousness is an arena of conflicting views and theories. Out of this conflict comes tension as well as, it's often believed, creativity and intellectual and artistic growth. City living can be stimulating and enriching as well as challenging. The challenge is to enhance the good and to eliminate the less than good.

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