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Peer reviewedDubos, Rene – Journal of Environmental Education, 1973
A discussion of man's role in controlling the environment is presented. An optimistic picture of the future is given with regard to this control. (JP)
Descriptors: Controlled Environment, Demography, Depleted Resources, Ecological Factors
Download full textBrown, Lester R.; And Others – 1987
This book was developed to highlight the risks that confront societies, and to indicate the most promising avenues for preemptive policies and actions. The document contains chapters on: (1) the emergence of change; (2) analyzing demographic factors; (3) assessing the future of urbanization; (4) reassessing nuclear power (including an analysis of…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Conservation (Environment), Demography, Depleted Resources
Brown, Lester R.; Jacobson, Jodi L. – 1987
Aside from the growth of world population itself, urbanization is the dominant demographic trend of the late twentieth century. The number of people living in cities increased from six hundred million in 1950 to over two billion in 1986. If this growth continues unabated, more than half of humanity will reside in urban areas shortly after the turn…
Descriptors: Demography, Depleted Resources, Developing Nations, Ecological Factors
