Behavior and Environment

The International Symposium on "e;The Use of Space by Animals and Men,"e; sponsored by the Animal Behavior Society, took place at the 135th Annual Meeting of the AAAS in Dallas, Texas, on December 29-31, 1968. This book presents the text of all papers and edited discus- sions, as well as the contributions made by several individuals who were unable *to attend the Symposium. The idea of holding the Symposium evolved following my presenta- tion of a paper to the Animal Behavior Society in 1965 [2] on the use of space by psychiatric patients. Members in attendance at that ses- sion, chaired by G. Gottlieb, shared his interest in my compilation of human data presented in a measurable spatial context. This plea- sant experience persuaded me that a discussion of space might be shared as a frame of reference which could open avenues of communica- tion between behavioral scientists, the design community, and the de- cision makers in our society.