A series of facts about current environmental problems are presented. Many countries observe the need to make provisions in constitutions and laws concerning the protection or preservation of the environment. International meetings have been held during recent decades in order to manage this problem. The booklet notes that environmental awareness…

After the European Charter on Environment and Health was approved at the Minsterial Conference in Frankfurt-am-Main, in December 1989, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Italian Government covened a working group to study the desirability and feasibility of setting up a European Centre on Environment and Health (ECEH). The main purpose of…

Data and arguments are presented to support the contention that there may not be sufficient fuel to run the proposed American light water reactor program. Success of the program may also depend on unproven technology of the breeder reactor. A moratorium in the light water reactor program is recommended. (BT)

A Pennsylvania mining area's dirty air and water were once thought "natural," but environmental education is helping change that. (Editor)

Article analyzed the relations of art forms to society's needs by presenting a mode of analysis helpful in the education of students in environmental design. (Author/RK)

A numerical solution of the three-dimensional steady-state diffusion equation for a finite width line source is presented. The wind speed and eddy diffusivity as a function of height above the roadway are obtained. Normalized ground level and elevated concentrations near a highway are obtained for winds perpendicular, parallel, and at 45 degrees.…

Solar and ocean thermal energy sources offer real potential for an environmentally clean fuel by the year 2000. A review of current research contracts relating to ocean-thermal energy, cost requirements of plant construction and uses of the electricity produced, such as synthesizing ammonia and synthetic fuels, are discussed. (BT)

The United States power industry has entered a transitory period of major changes. Uncertainties abound about future levels of air pollution and air pollution control. Computer simulations based on the best currently available consensus can reveal patterns of possible future alternatives. Three scenarios representing probable developments are…

To meet energy needs, the World's energy base must be broadly diversified. This diversification, including such possibilities as fossil fuels, nuclear, solar, geothermal, tidal and aeolian energy, must proceed without undue environmental damage and be economically feasible. Compromises between energy, economics and the environment will have to be…

Energy needs for environmental cleanup are assessed. Among the conclusions are: the quantities of energy required to achieve various environmental quality goals are small; energy needs for environmental protection can be offset by conservation measures and the conclusions in regard to primary energy closely correspond to those for electrical…

Describes recent experiments at Cornell University; at schools in East Cleveland, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Kentucky; and at Middle Island School in Brookhaven, New York. (MLF)

Outlines how classification systems or codes, operating in a variety of contexts, regulate the interaction between man and the built environment. Views the ritual forms of the built environment as transmitters of culture. Suggests that this framework might provide a new starting point for investigations into the built environment in use and the…

The cities of the world are great engineering feats. From the earliest dwellings of man constructed out of the raw materials of the environment, man has used his ingenuity to work engineering wonders that improve the circumstances of human life. By engineering technological skills, human beings have altered the environment to suit varied…