The organization of knowledge related to the development of the environment and the building industry is provided in this index which provides a framework or classification system for a broad range of information. Man's development in terms of environmental structuring and control is discussed as development goals, development cycle, and development means. The subdivision within the index includes--(1) the cosmos or natural sciences, (2) man's physiology, and psychology, and (3) culture as fields of activity, concepts, organizations, and things. The discussion also mentions information flow, research questionnaires, and servicing of information. Details are given for questionnaires directed toward the discovery and analysis of dwelling and community needs. (MM)