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| Environment | 7 |
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| Eckholm, Erik | 1 |
| Fisher, Julie | 1 |
| Kates, Robert W. | 1 |
| Kennedy, Donald | 1 |
| Mortimore, Michael | 1 |
| Sant, Roger W. | 1 |
| Tiffen, Mary | 1 |
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Peer reviewedEnvironment, 1972
Two views of prominent biologists are presented side-by-side. Focal point is Barry Commoner's book, The Closing Circle, with a subsequent review by Paul Ehrlich. Growth of population, increases in affluence, and increased pollution from products of technology are considered. (BL)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Environmental Influences, Literature Reviews, Population Growth
Peer reviewedMortimore, Michael; Tiffen, Mary – Environment, 1994
Provides a history of farming practices in a densely populated area of Kenya where a recent study of the resource management practices showed positive, not negative, influences of increasing population density on both environmental conservation and productivity. (LZ)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Population Growth
Peer reviewedFisher, Julie – Environment, 1994
Discusses different types of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and the extent of their operations in the Third World. Reviews NGO involvement in family planning and the potential for NGOs to influence and strengthen governmental population policies. (LZ)
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Family Planning
Peer reviewedBrundtland, Gro Harlem – Environment, 1994
An edited version of Prime Minister of Norway Gro Harlem Brundtland's keynote address to the International Conference on Population and Development in September 1994. This address focuses on the role played by women in population growth and emphasizes the urgency of economic and political rights and education for women. (LZ)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Elementary Secondary Education, Empowerment, Environmental Education
Peer reviewedEckholm, Erik – Environment, 1976
Past unsound agricultural practices coupled with drought and high winds eroded away topsoil in the Great Plains. Because of technology and food surpluses productivity returned to the deteriorated lands. Ecosystem overstress could become devastating especially in poor countries as food surpluses and energy decline and populations soar. (MR)
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Agricultural Trends, Developing Nations, Ecology
Peer reviewedKates, Robert W. – Environment, 2000
Discusses the modern view of the impact of population and consumption on environmental degradation. Contends that the determinants of consumption and its alternative patterns are understudied topics for the emerging science of sustainability. (Contains 33 references.) (WRM)
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Consumer Economics, Ecology, Economic Impact
Peer reviewedKennedy, Donald; Sant, Roger W. – Environment, 2000
The new presidential administration faces an array of urgent challenges. Complex public policy choices are necessary to address the near-term challenges of climate change and resource degradation which will help the United States deal with the chronic problems of global inequity and human deprivation. Outlines the environmental problems…
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Conservation (Environment), Depleted Resources, Environmental Education
