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Darrow, Ken; Pam, Rick – 1978
Written in non-technical language, this sourcebook identifies plans and books for village and small community technology. It contains reviews of publications from 375 American and foreign sources on agriculture, alternative sources of energy, water supply, health care, housing, and related subjects. Emphasized are small-scale systems using local…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agriculture, Community Development, Community Education
Jeske, Walter E., Ed. – 1981
Forty-seven articles represent most of the papers presented at the annual meeting of the Soil Conservation Society of America. The conference addressed the facts and values from economics, ethics, and ecology as they pertain to critical issues in land and water conservation in North America. Part I includes discussions of economic realities,…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment), Ecology, Economics
Download full textNorman, 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
