Keywords:
Human ecology -- Congresses.
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Environmental policy -- Congresses.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
Man and His Environment, Volume 2 covers the proceedings of the Second International Banff Conference of Man and His Environment, held in Banff Springs Hotel, Alberta, Canada on May 19-22, 1974. The conference addresses the broad environmental issues in relation to man and his natural environment. This book is organized into six sessions encompassing 17 chapters. The first session deals with the continuing development of the Canadian mineral resources and the role of the National Energy Board in the country's energy management. This session also provides an overview of the world hydrocarbon energy resources. The second session discusses various problems in overpopulated and industrially and technologically underdeveloped countries and developments in the environmental restraints on production practices to protect the environment. The subsequent two sessions look into the effects of human activities on his environment. Topics covered in these sessions include the use and misuse of technology; social, economic, and political impact of urbanization; and government environmental policies. The concluding sessions outline the ethical structure of Western Society and the development of a theoretical model of public morality. These topics are followed by discussions on the essential nature of the environmental problems and the systematic relations between the Western culture and Western environment.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (230 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781483145426
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=1874507
DDC:
304.2
Language:
English
Note:
Front Cover -- Man and his Environment -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- PREFACE -- CONFERENCE PROGRAM -- WELCOME ADDRESS -- OPENING REMARKS -- SESSION ONE: OUR NATURAL RESOURCES -- Chapter 1. MANAGEMENT OF CANADA'S ENERGY RESOURCES -- Summary -- CHAIRMAN -- DISCUSSION -- Chapter 2. OUR MINERAL WEALTH -- Summary -- DISCUSSION -- Chapter 3. WORLD HYDROCARBON ENERGY RESOURCES -- Introduction -- Distribution of World Crude Oil Reserves -- World Production and Consumption of Oil -- Reserves, Production and Consumption of Natural Gas -- Environmental Considerations -- Conclusions -- DISCUSSION -- SESSION TWO: PRODUCTION, POPULATION AND POLLUTION -- Chapter 4. UNLIMITED PRODUCTION FROM LIMITED RESOURCES -- How important are pollution and population growth? -- The Creation of Problems -- Objectives for the Future -- Summary -- DISCUSSION -- Chapter 5. POPULATION, POVERTY AND POLLUTION -- World Population Explosion -- India's Population Growth -- The Affluent Nations -- India's Standard of Living -- Global Pollution -- Pollution in India -- War - the Greatest Pollution of All -- Conclusion -- Summary -- DISCUSSION -- Chapter 6. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTRAINTS ON PRODUCTION PRACTICES -- Recent Developments -- Future Developments -- Summary -- REFERENCES -- DISCUSSION -- SESSION THREE: MAN AND THE TECHNOLOGICAL WORLD I -- Chapter 7. MODELLING OF WORLD DYNAMICS -- I. Introduction -- II. Conceptual Models -- III. The World Model -- IV. The Effects of Technology -- Summary -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- DISCUSSION -- Chapter 8. USE AND MISUSE OF TECHNOLOGY -- Introduction -- Technology Assessment -- Decision Making -- Policy Options -- Conclusions -- Summary -- REFERENCES -- DISCUSSION -- Chapter 9. SHAPING THE CITY OF THE FUTURE: PLANNING OR DREAMING? -- I. Planning and Dreaming -- II. The Scope of Urban Technology.
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III. Existing Urban Technology and Urban Man -- IV. Shaping the City of the Future -- V. Conclusion -- Summary -- DISCUSSION -- SESSION FOUR: MAN AND THE TECHNOLOGICAL WORLD II -- Chapter 10. LABOR AND MANAGEMENT -- A. The Reality of and Obstacles to the Attainment of the 30-hour Week -- B. Variables within the 30-hour Week -- C. Impact of the 30-hour Work Week -- D. Postscript -- Summary -- DISCUSSION -- Chapter 11. TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY ENACTMENT -- The Role of Governments -- Government Policies -- Research and Development -- Conclusions -- Summary -- DISCUSSION -- Chapter 12. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND PERSONAL FREEDOM -- Summary -- SESSION FIVE: SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ETHICAL ISSUES -- Chapter 13. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE WITH CITIZEN-INITIATED ENVIRONMENTAL LAW SUITS -- Summary -- DISCUSSION -- Chapter 14. ECONOMIC ECOLOGY - A NEEDED APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES -- Summary -- DISCUSSION -- Chapter 15. CULTURAL FORM, SOCIAL INSTITUTION, PHYSICAL SYSTEM: REMARKS TOWARDS A SYSTEMATIC THEORY -- Summary -- REFERENCES -- DISCUSSION -- SESSION SIX: LOOKING AHEAD -- Chapter 16. THE ORTHODOX SOLUTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS -- Chapter 17. THE RADICAL SOLUTION -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Where we want to go -- 3. Probable futures -- 4. Where we are now -- 5. The technological fix -- 6. Grounds for hope? -- GENERAL DISCUSSION -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- INDEX.
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