Population, poverty and the local environment

Article Abstract:

Research on the interaction between environmental degradation, socioeconomic status, and population density at the household level shows how these three variables influence decisions about family size. The distribution of authority within families is also a factor in population issues.

Poverty, Population geography, Family size

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Origins of western environmentalism

Article Abstract:

Western concern for environmentalism is rooted in research from the mid-eighteenth century. A discussion is presented of how preoccupation with ideas, including threatened tropical lands, have shaped current ecological concerns.

History, Environmental movement, Environmentalism

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Outline for an ecological economy

Article Abstract:

Environmental protection and economic success are not necessarily diametrically opposed goals. Technological advances are expected to play a major role in achieving compatibility between the two.

Economic aspects, Environmental protection

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