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World Resources Inst., Washington, DC. – 1984
The relationships between earth's resources and the human future and the challenges of maintaining a sustainable environment were probed at an international conference sponsored by the World Resources Institute. A synthesis of the conference's reports, perspectives, and plans for action are presented in this document. The position supported by the…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Depleted Resources, Ecology, Energy
Download full textHull, Karen, Ed. – 1975
This document contains abstracts or manuscripts of 29 presentations examining the problem of how to cope with inflation and how best to deal with resource shortages, both of which might become even more acute in the future. Conference speakers viewed the problem from various perspectives, among them (1) consumer characteristics, attitudes, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Career Opportunities, Conference Reports, Consumer Economics
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. – 1990
The motivation for the organization of this symposium was the accumulation of evidence from many sources, both short- and long-term, that the global climate is in a state of change. Data which defy integrated explanation including temperature, ozone, methane, precipitation and other climate-related trends have presented troubling problems for…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Climate, Conservation (Environment), Depleted Resources
Southgate, Douglas D., Ed.; Disinger, John F., Ed. – 1987
Over time, scientists, technologists, and resource managers in affluent countries have devised and institutionalized methodologies for exploiting and managing natural resources in their own environments with considerable success. In doing so, they have provided models, at least of development and affluence, that the less developed countries seek…
Descriptors: Depleted Resources, Developing Nations, Ecological Factors, Economic Factors
Stanley Foundation, Muscatine, IA. – 1980
The conference described in this report convened to provide a forum for exchanging ideas and opinions on the role of the United Nations in global energy management. The conference was one in a series of international meetings (14 have been held to date) to consider how to increase the effectiveness of the United Nations during the 1980s. The…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Depleted Resources
Rockefeller Foundation, New York, NY. – 1977
The proceedings of a conference on international environmental monitoring is presented, along with a commentary, reports from activity groups, and appended tabular information. Major objectives of the 25 participants from international organizations, national governments, and research institutions were to review accomplishments in global and…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Case Studies, Conference Reports, Conservation (Environment)
