This document presents a theoretical model of the classroom. It puts the model in historical perspective, discusses research relevant to the model, and discusses the implications of the model for subsequent application. It further reviews implications of training of professionals in the fields of psychology and education such as teachers,…

The ecosystem model is a design process utilizing an ecological approach. The manual presents processes developed and used during on-site campus applications of the model. It illustrates how work on a micro-level ecosystem project can be divided into stages, with instructions for accompanying discussions and process procedures for each. The manual…

The environmental design educator's role is to define the reality of survival in the 21st century, the knowledge of survival techniques, and what the student should learn from and about aesthetics of the environment. This necessitates a new philosophy for art education, which is the focus of this article. (Author/RK)

This discussion article addresses the nature of models used in hydrology. It proposes a minimalist classification of models into two categories: models built on data from observations of the processes involved, and those for which there are no observation data on any of these processes, at the scale of interest. (LZ)

There is a conflict between the growing burdens that humans place on the environment and the resources of knowledge and money at hand to modify and adjust these burdens. Growth in population and economic activity suggests that simply keeping pace with environmental needs is likely to become harder. This report focuses on institutions for the…

An environmental simulation laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley, is testing the adequacy of different techniques for simulating environmental experiences. Various levels of realism, with various costs, are available in different presentation modes. The simulations can aid in communication about and the resolution of environmental…

In attempting to define the "ecology" of human development, the term's history and connotations are discussed. The ecological approach requires that the person, the environment, and the relations between them be conceptualized in terms of systems, and subsystems within systems. The experimental situation is not limited to being…

Focuses on two aspects of the information requirements related to global change: (1) the changing information needs in the global change-research community, and (2) the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center as a model for institutions supporting interdisciplinary analysis of global change research. (MDH)

Presents two statistical topics and examples of their use in natural resource monitoring. The first topic deals with use of correlated observations in calculations of variance estimates for a regional mean, required sample size determination, and confidence intervals. The second topic concerns the use of Bayesian techniques in hypothesis testing.…

Presents one approach to handling the trade-off between reducing uncertainty in environmental assessment and management and additional expenses. Uses the approach in the evaluation of three alternatives for a real time river water quality forecasting system. Analysis of risk attitudes, costs and uncertainty indicated the levels of socioeconomic…

The objective of this paper is to explore the state of recent recreational research by U. S. Geographers and social scientists. This report views the importance of recreationalists behavior patterns and describes the use of simulation models to predict demand data. Four research phases constitute the main organization of this paper: 1)…

Broadly conceived, social impacts refer to all changes in the structure and functioning of patterned social ordering that occur in conjunction with an environmental, technological, or social innovation or alteration. Departing from the usual cost-benefit analysis approach, a new methodology proposes conducting social impact assessment grounded in…

One hundred and fifty papers deal with the current range of concerns in the emergent field of environmental design research and emphasize the relating of research to practice. The papers focus on (1) original research in the social and behavioral sciences with direct relevance to environmental design, planning, and management; and (2) new methods…

The objective of this phase of the Rural Education Disadvantaged Youth Project (Project REDY) was to evaluate the model vocationally-oriented educational program that was developed in an earlier phase of the research. This educational program focused upon (1) youth and career choices, (2) family financial management, and (3) improvement of family…

Professional support is urged for early and continuing family care and education of the child and the need for a life-time and life-space or ecological perspective in contrast to a professional and institutional perspective on child care and education. The current focus in psychology on the individual, frequently without adequate analysis of the…