In recognition of the growing importance and numbers of local, regional, state, and federal environmental managers, a research program has been aimed at (a) identifying and analyzing the definition of environmental management as perceived by local officials; (b) identifying the tools which cities are using to measure environmental quality at the present time and establish what additional information and methodologies they may require for improved measurement; and (c) improving the process of managing the environment at the local level. As part of this effort, a 1973 national conference was held in Washington, D.C. This anthology is a key input to that conference.