Lists some of the major organizations working on a national scale to protect the environment. (Author/MF)

The pre-conference documentation, the discussions and the reporting on the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment all indicate the need for information if efforts to solve serious environmental problems are to be successful. Librarians and information specialists must aim for the development of an effective environmental information…

Discusses the exponential growth of energy consumption and future consequences. Possible methods of converting solar energy to power such as direct energy conversion, focusing collectors, selective rediation absorbers, ocean thermal gradient, and space solar power are considered. (DF)

The Environmental Protection Agency has started a project to actually picture the environmental movement in the United States. This is an attempt to make the public aware of the air pollution in their area or state and to acquaint them with the effects of air cleaning efforts. (PS)

Outlines the reasons for, and the problems involved in, separation of a research center from the University of Michigan in order to become an independent research organization contracting for private and military research. (AL)

Suggests using techniques developed for the application of physical science to technology, or analogues of them, to social sciences. This will involve cooperation of politicians, administrators, and research workers. (AL)

Historical records of the past 200 years can help ecologists reconstruct past environments and demonstrate how activities of landlords and farmers affected the natural environment, and how the contemporary distribution of plants and animals evolved." (AL)

Contained are condensed excerpts from the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Survey of Instrumentation for Environmental Monitoring. The survey describes instrumentation used to analyze air and water quality, radiation emissions, and biomedical impacts. (BB)

Mathematical models are utilized to approximate various highly complex environmental phenomena. Model parameters exerting the most influence on model results are identified through a "sensitivity analysis." A comprehensive review is presented of more than a dozen sensitivity analysis methods. (LZ)

An understanding of how environmental concern is reflected in people's attitudes and value systems is important for the development of responsible environmental management. Effective environmental attitude scales exist; however, certain issues are not addressed. This study shows that it is possible to include references to the intrinsic value of…

This article outlines the Results-Based Evaluation (RBE) framework proposed for the ex-post assessment of the National Environmental Management Strategies (NEMS) in 12 small-island developing states (SIDS) in the South Pacific. It gives an overview of the methods and basis of developing an evaluation framework in the context of SIDS in the region.…

The broad vision of an environmental research institute that conducts regional research to inform local decision making has proven to be compelling.