The Diffusion of the Slanting Techniques: A Study of the Direct Mail Shelter Development System (DMSDS).
Abstract
Four components of the DMSDS in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania were studied: a stratified random sample of the DMSDS target architects and owners, all state and local CD officials involved in the DMSDS work, and directors of the three University Service Centers (USC). The data show: (1) generally, all components perceive a nuclear war unlikely and community support for shelter space limited; (2) adoption of the DMSDS effort by architects and owners was positively related to (a) interaction between the architect and the owner, (b) the architect's familiarity and contact with the USC, and (c) the owner's past experience with slanting techniques; (3) in future messages to architects and owners, benefits of the slanting techniques should be associated with noise abatement, vandalism reduction, aesthetic improvement and functional utility; (4) the reorganization of the DMSDS, with the state CD office as the main link, requires adequate budget and staffing, recruitmant of architectural experts to serve as shelter analysts, overcoming the 'status' gap between CD officials and architects, and encouragement of interaction between architects and owners. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 30, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0753215
Entities
People
- Daniel Yauger
- Dianne Kling
- Joseph O'donnell
- Nan Lin
- Ronald Burt
Organizations
- State University of New York