James Island

Located in the Chesapeake Bay, James Island is a 280 acre land form onto which 5 deer were introduced in the early 1900's. The deer population grew to numbers that resulted in less than 1 acre per deer, a condition of overcrowding. Ethologist John Christian conducted a major study of the effects of overcrowding on animal populations, using the deer population of James Island. He concluded that negative physiological changes resulted in mass die-offs, even though food and water were plentiful for the entire population.

Boston West End

An inner city neighborhood in Boston, the West End became the site of major renewal conducted by the city government. The effects of this renovation on the Italian population were wholly negative, because developers and planners failed to understand their basic cultural perceptions of space in this ethnic enclave.

Delos Conferences

In Greece, there is an annual assembly of the world's...