Describes a study to determine the curriculum which will prepare an engineer to enter the field of environmental engineering, based on input from engineers working in the field. (SL)

It is important that students become aware of the enormous impact that man has upon his environment and that they become concerned and participate in activities which will help them develop responsibile attitudes toward the natural world. Presents an ecology lesson and a conservation lesson with suggested teaching guides. (Author/RK)

This article discusses the current two major schools of thought about energy conservation. One is based on a system of incentives or penalties to change behavior and the other on attitude change. Problems associated with both schools are identified and examples of the two methods are given. (MA)

Maximum levels of the principle water contaminants are discussed in this article. Difficulties related to establishing standards for contaminants in drinking water are identified and the possible results of high levels of these contaminants included. (MA)

The article defines and explores the problems concerning use of public lands by organized groups and makes recommendations for increasing the likelihood of continued use in the future. (NQ)

This article discusses the early beginnings of the Sierra Club, nearly 100 years ago, and the leadership of John Muir and his contemporaries. Turn of the century photographs show campers and hikers on organized club outing designed to introduce people to mountain wilderness and its preservation. (MA)

Schools working within a community should give children not only an understanding of their own roots and place within the community but also a feeling for the world as a whole and the need to preserve its history and resources. (JD)

This article describes the methods used to clean up and preserve a lake for the use of the community as a recreational facility. (JD)

A case study of how a small community college has saved energy and energy costs. (DC)

Describes typical winter farm lessons for students visiting Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center located 70 miles north of New York City: butter and corncake making, soil erosion experiments, dissecting and growing seeds. Emphasizes major theme of conservation of farmland from destructive farming practices and careless development. (NEC)

Explains how the New Environmental Paradigm Scale (NEP) is used to examine and measure paradigmatic shifts in the public's orientation toward the physical environment. Study findings across three different populations confirm the dimensionality of a three-factor model. An appendix contains the NEP scale and item numbers. (ML)

Examined the use of compliance-gaining strategies among a group of environmentalists. Results indicated that prosocial strategies were used more often than anti-social strategies across all situations. (SRT)

Presents a theoretical framework for environmental behavior prediction. Investigates the relative strength of eight variables in predicting responsible environmental behavior in a study using Sierra Club and Elderhostel participants. Identifies perceived skill in and knowledge of environmental action strategies and environmental sensitivity as…

Discusses the potential for human development, intraregional, and international cooperation in environmental and natural resource management in Southeast Asia (ASEAN). Identifies the current and future needs for environmental professionals in this region. Reviews management training options, pointing out the constraints facing environmental…

Traces the international movements that focused on the conservation and protection of nature within the past five decades. Explains how man-nature relationships are influenced by the interaction of the three systems of the biosphere, technosphere, and sociosphere. Issues involved with deforestation and desertification are also described. (ML)