This study aims to investigate Kazakhstani high school students' environmental knowledge, attitude toward the environment, environmental awareness, and environmental concern, and to present the effect of various extracurricular activities on high school students' knowledge, attitude, awareness, and concern. We surveyed 124 students at various…

The purpose of this study was to (a) understand how students view similar issues from a local vs. a global perspective, and (b) to document how a science-based class can change opinion about environmental issues. A total of 8,523 students provided opinions to three paired statements about deforestation, over-population, and pollution at the…

This paper discusses design and design education in the context of four major social and environmental concerns identified by Bruce Archer in 1973: overpopulation; pollution; depletion of natural resources; control. It argues for the social and economic importance of design education in primary and secondary schools. It identifies "designerly…

An excerpt from "Public Affairs Pamphlet No. 421 , the Public Affairs Committee, Inc., 1968.

Discussion of problems arising from increased population that might be suitable for presentation by the debating club. (AP)

Statement taken from the 1968 pamphlet, "Ford Foundation Grants in Resources and Environment .

Echoing simplistic solutions to complex problems" will not focus the intricate nature of the many environmental problems facing the planet on which we live." (Author/AL)

Describes population trends, with some emphasis on the United States, and indicates necessary steps for producing a stable population, including a period of minus population growth before zero population growth. Emphasizes attitudinal changes necessary for realization of this goal. (AL)

Presents the arguments advanced by James E. Krier, a professor of environmental law, against the belief that technological advancements will mitigate the problem of population growth in the battle against pollution control. (MDH)

In six essays considering overpopulation, pollution, and food supply from the framework of the Judeo-Christian tradition and of world ecology, three theologians (Pollard, Shinn, and Bonifazi), an ecologist (Sears), a geographer (Glacken), and a medical scientist and administrator (Bennett), conclude that the control and preservation of the natural…

Argues that perfected technology, not neo-Ludite response, is necessary for solution of world food and resource problems. Although energy supply will ultimately limit available food, reactors can supply sufficient power for 15 billion population. (AL)

The general theme of this 1968 yearbook is that man is a threatened species, facing overpopulation and unbridled technology - both self induced. The presentation is broad, relating to many aspects of conservation and natural resources in the United States in a descriptive, non-technical style. The yearbook is divided into major topics: Land…