Describes the best short films produced since September 1979. Groups the films under the headings family life, fiction, energy and environment, sports and leisure, and health and sickness. (RL)

Many foreign nations view an evaluation by the United States of the environmental impact of a U.S.-financed foreign aid project as "environmental imperialism." Discussed are resulting problems and current attempts at compromise solutions. (WB)

Paved roads and parking lots have contributed to present and projected shortages of fresh water as well as to problems of flash floods. The utilization of porous asphalt paving can help prevent decreasing the reserves of ground water. (Author/MLF)

Chinese planners are successfully combining the two seemingly contradictory policies of growth and conservation. Enhancement and preservation of China's natural environment and resources are in keeping with her primary goal of upgrading living standards. (Author/RE)

Reported are three conservation education activities in Oklahoma: a study to determine if teachers are applying what they've learned; an outdoor classroom in the city; and a week-long environmental study camp. (Author/RE)

Summarizes information about salt marshes, including descriptions of their development and structure, details of their values in terms of commercial fishing, stabilization of coastal zones, "reclamation" for grazing and cropfields, recreation and aesthetics. (CS)

Suggests that experiential educators must be concerned about the intersection of human and environmental factors, and that ecofeminism provides a framework for examining this intersection. Defines ecofeminism and discusses its benefits and shortcomings as a foundation for social, educational, and environmental philosophy and practice. Contains 16…

Strives to create a scale by which to assess environmental values in adults and eventually in children. A 31-item questionnaire based in part on subscales from the Children's Environmental Response Inventory (CERI) assesses values related to conservation, pollution, and urban/natural environments. This scale appears to display the reliability and…

Describes a comparative study project where seventh grade students tested water samples from 10 cave sites that had been tested 24 years ago in a study that had attempted to determine if pollution in the environment had reached cave water. Discusses lab skills and some results of the study. (JRH)

Examines the hypothesis that children learn and retain conservation principles in school environments and transfer them to their parents. Students, parents, and an adult control group were given a pre-test and two post-tests eight months apart. Theorizes that parents did indeed learn from children and that both groups transmitted information to…

Argues that children need contact with nature to grow well. Suggests that nature stimulates powers of observation, creativity, and a sense of peace. Recommends the protection of nature, adult guidance of children with nature, and poetry that expresses a child's connection to nature, citing several studies concerned with environment and children.…

Presents, as a general model for ecological reform in universities, a four-step process that has awakened The Pennsylvania State University to its ecological impact and is moving it toward sustainable resource-use policies. (EV)

Examines the natural resource planning theory of Walter Firey as a conceptual base for planning efforts aimed at achieving sustainable policies and practices on university and college campuses. Explains that sustainable policies and practices are those that, according to Firey's theory, are simultaneously ecologically possible, economically…

Asserts that the greatest benefit to the design of green sustainable schools is the opportunity to provide meaningful, ecological learning experiences for children. Offers examples of learning opportunities within the environment and a list of related resources. (EV)

Discusses Walker Elementary School In McKinney, Texas as an example of a high performance, or green, school. The school blends the physical environment with the student learning process while protecting the site. (EV)