The Delicate Balance, Part 2: Less is More
The same kind of technology that created most of today's environmental problems is equally capable of finding ways to correct them and, more importantly, mitigate the damage that current processes generate. The problem is not to generate more energy...
The Delicate Balance, Part 1: Ecological Globalization
The industrialized world is responsible for most of the environmental devastation of the twentieth century. But an emerging middle class in countries like China and India have the potential to take an unprecedented toll on the environment because of...
The Delicate Balance, Part 1: Reason for Optimism
Ecological refugees-people whose environment is so degraded that it no longer supports the social fabric of the country are a growing concern in every industrialized country. Many other population issues exist, but changes have been seen, too. In co...
Rise and Fall: Population, Urbanization and the Environment
Migration effectively links people the world over. Migration patterns are tracked and studied, at least in part, because population often has a direct impact on quality of life. This is especially true in less developed nations, where over-populat...