This study used citation analysis and ordinary least squares regression to investigate the relationship between an article's citation rate and its degree of interdisciplinarity in one area of environmental science, namely forestry. Findings provide empirical evidence that interdisciplinary methods have made a measurable and positive impact on the…

Describes the experiences of a high school science teacher who joined a 5-week National Science Foundation research excursion to Antarctica that involved him as a participating researcher. The paper explains challenges that he encountered related to the physical environment, working conditions, and relationships with his colleagues. (SM)

Discusses the use of the human health risk assessment model as a basis for developing ecological risk assessment (ERA). For ERA, risk to individuals is less important than the survival of the population, with the exception of endangered species. Suggests that ERA take into account the relative reproductive value of the potentially impacted…

Examines the barriers within the environmental technology industry to adopting the use of field analytic instrumentation. Barriers are discussed in three main categories: legislative, regulatory, and institutional. A table lists the barriers and their impact on the adoption of new technologies. (MDH)

Since its acceptance as a pedagogic field, environmental education has experienced divergence and antagonism in its theoretical and methodological approaches and standpoints. In this paper, the author talks about the conflicting relationship between environmental education and education for sustainable development as well as the many discourses…

Emphasizes that integrated environmental management and cooperation is needed for managing the interacting relationships between resources, technology and the minimal needs for sustaining decent standards of human life and protecting the environment on which that life depends. (LS)

New ways of obtaining environmental data are being developed to meet the demand for comprehensive, accurate, and timely information on the environment. This article examines four developments that are transforming the entire field of environmental measurement: spectroscopy; satellite transmission of environmental data; remote sensing; and…

The results of an evaluation instrument developed to assess the attitudes of college students towards environmental decisionmaking indicated that attitudes did change significantly in the experimental groups, regardless of educational methodology. Recommendations of the researcher included the need for further research in the attitudinal realm of…

Attempts to utilize nonpolluting solar energy for home heating and electrical power are examined. (DE)

This collection of articles focuses on natural disasters from earthquakes to famines in developing nations and on the human response from immediate reactions to long term social, political, and economic adaptations that result in social change and development. The introduction, "Disaster Context and Causation: An Overview of Changing Perspectives…

The suites investigated in this study consisted of three small rooms housing four students and opening onto double-load corridors. Potential for interaction with many students is offered, but the likelihood of roommate incompatibility is increased. Satisfaction with suites was increased when students choose their own roommates. (JP)

Over the years, the Committee on Atmospheric Sciences of the National Research Council has published a number of scientific and technical reports dealing with many aspects of the atmospheric sciences. This publication is an attempt to present to a broad audience this information about problems and research in the atmospheric sciences. Chapters…

The International Council of Scientific Unions formed the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) to survey environmental changes, recommend international research programes, and suggest ways and means of lessening environmental hazards. In this publication, an attempt is made to identify to college students and interested…

Paper presented at the International Seminar on Experimental Research in Music Education (University of Reading, Reading, England, July 9-16, 1968).

The purpose of this report is to present and prioritize the major environmental, safety, and social/institutional issues associated with the further development of Solar Total Energy Systems (STES). Solar total energy systems represent a specific application of the Federally-funded solar technologies. To provide a background for this analysis, the…