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Daniel A. Tillman, Editor – Creativity Theory and Action in Education, 2024
Collectively, the sixteen chapters in this book investigate the power of creativity in the classroom, many through the specific lens of limited resources as an opportunity. The chapters are divided into two sections, eight chapters comprising "Section I: Theory and Research" and then the eight chapters comprising "Section II:…
Descriptors: Creativity, Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Depleted Resources
Evans, Tina Lynn – Peter Lang New York, 2012
"Occupy Education" is motivated by the sustainability crisis and energized by the drive for social justice that inspired the Occupy movement. Situated within the struggle for sustainability taking place amid looming resource shortages, climate change, economic instability, and ecological breakdown, the book is a timely contribution to community…
Descriptors: Climate, Social Justice, Community Education, Environmental Education
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Research and Development. – 1978
This collection of data and graphics were prepared in response to a request from the White House Energy Policy and Planning Staff. The focus of this document is on those environmental issues which will, in the near and midterm future, prove important to the rapid development of domestic energy resources. This report emphasizes coal because of its…
Descriptors: Depleted Resources, Ecological Factors, Energy, Environment
Hayes, Denis – 1978
Two-thirds of what we waste could be reused without important changes in our life-styles. One benefit of recycling would be the diminishing contribution of raw materials prices to inflation. For a sustainable resource policy there are three basic components: waste reduction, waste separation, and waste recovery. The first can be met by producing…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment), Depleted Resources, Energy Conservation
Ward, Barbara; Dubos, Rene – 1972
This book examines our environmental problems from a global perspective. The problems are cast into their social, economic and political dimensions. Population, misuse of resources, the impact of technology, unbalanced development, and the world-wide dilemma of urbanization are explored. The authors have sought to report what is known and not…
Descriptors: Depleted Resources, Ecology, Environmental Education, Land Use
Wilson, E. O., Ed.; Peter, Frances M., Ed. – 1990
The diversity of life forms is one of the greatest wonders of the planet earth. The biosphere is an intricate tapestry of interwoven life forms. This book offers an overall view of this biological diversity and carries an urgent warning about the rapid alteration and destruction of the environments that have fostered the diversity of life forms…
Descriptors: Biodiversity, Conservation (Environment), Depleted Resources, Endangered Species
Pavelis, George A., Ed. – 1987
This publication covers the historical, technological, economic, and environmental aspects of agricultural drainage. It draws from the combined knowledge of academic and U.S. Department of Agriculture professionals in public policy, drainage theory, planning, engineering, environmental science, and economics. The main purpose is to review the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Production, Agriculture, Agronomy
Cook, Earl – 1977
This paper, intended for instructors and students in undergraduate courses in geography and environmental studies, discusses the significance of energy to our life and our life-styles. The document is designed to be used in a variety of ways--as background reading for a mini-conference on energy legislation and the geographic problems that are…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Conservation Education, Depleted Resources, Energy
Paul, Peg; And Others – 1974
This book is designed as an introduction to the topic of energy in the environment. It is directed toward the intermediate student as a future citizen who will be involved in making important decisions concerning this vital issue. The materials can be used in any classroom where the topic of the environment is being studied--social studies,…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Depleted Resources, Energy, Environment
Smith, Gregory A. – 1992
Ecological constraints will soon bring economic growth to an abrupt end. Chapter 1 examines how the discourses of recent educational reform movements ignore the reality of ecological limits and are dominated by concerns of national and individual economic expansion that are impossible to sustain. Chapters 2 and 3 outline the philosophical history…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Depleted Resources, Economic Progress, Educational Philosophy
Teich, Albert H., Ed.; Thornton, Ray, Ed. – 1982
Recognizing that science and technology (S/T) have become increasingly relevant to important public policy issues, Congress has mandated the periodic preparation of a "Five Year Outlook for Science and Technology" to help U.S. policymakers anticipate and deal with these issues more effectively. This book, the result of a study conducted by the…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Depleted Resources, Developing Nations, Energy
Norman, Colin – 1978
The infusion of technology into society has created social and environmental problems as well as benefits. Four concerns linked with technology are discussed in this paper: rising unemployment, growing social inequalities, dwindling oil and gas reserves, and potential long-term ecological problems. Indiscriminate transfer of modern labor-saving…
Descriptors: Depleted Resources, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Ecological Factors
Levy, Hans F. – 1978
In a nontechnical way, this small book outlines the present use of energy in schools, what forms of energy will be available in the foreseeable future, how energy is presently wasted in educational facilities, and how energy can be conserved now and in the future. The school administrator can control the energy consumption in his schools and this…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Air Conditioning, Building Operation, Cost Effectiveness
Koster, Francis – 1977
The paper presents a review of literature on warnings of social crises and applies the literature to selected crises predicted in America's future. It is intended for use by futurists and policy makers as they devise ways to help society cope with crises. Warnings are interpreted as combining statement of a problem with proposal of a course of…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Accidents, Data Analysis, Decision Making
Brown, Lester R.; And Others – 1985
The second of a series of annual reports designed to provide a global assessment of progress toward a sustainable society, this publication monitors changes in the global resource base (land, water, energy, and biological support systems), focusing particularly on how these changes affect the economy. Included in the report are news on innovative…
Descriptors: Alternative Energy Sources, Conservation (Environment), Depleted Resources, Developed Nations
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