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Overpopulation
 Websites presented in alphabetical order AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment 
 The site provides "maps and graphics that quantify and illustrate many of the issues, and text that lays out the broader links between population dynamics and the environment and places them within their historical perspective." Topics include natural resources, land use, atmosphere, waste and chemicals, ecosystems, and biodiversity. Also includes case studies on specific regions. Searchable. From the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). http://atlas.aaas.org/ Topics: Environment, Social Science Last updated Jun 6, 2004 Environmental Ethics
A categorized directory of unannotated links to general environmental ethics Web resources and to sites dealing with such specific issues as genetic engineering, nanotechnology, cloning, resource allocation, animals and vegetarianism, pollution, radiation, global warming, population, indigenous peoples, and teaching about environmental ethics. Compiled by Ron Epstein, a philosophy professor at San Francisco State University. http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Environ/Enviroethics.htm Topics: Environment, Ethics, Nutrition & Food Safety, Social Issues, Technology Last updated Jan 18, 2004 Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group
Presents information about this Belfair, Washington state, organization, whose mission is to "perpetuate and enhance the genetic diversity and stocks of Wild Salmon in Hood Canal through the protection and restoration of salmon habitat, stewardship and research for watershed and marine ecosystems, [and] community education and outreach." Describes the citizen monitoring of low dissolved oxygen levels (which affect marine life), educational outreach efforts, and stewardship, habitat, and research projects. http://www.hcseg.org/ Topics: Animals, Education, Environment, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Geography, Water Last updated Apr 29, 2008 Larvicides for Mosquito Control
Fact sheet on insecticides and pesticides used to kill mosquito larvae for control of mosquito populations in areas with standing water. The larvicides, used in some areas to control the spread of West Nile virus, may "eliminate the need for ground or aerial application of pesticides to kill adult mosquitoes." Discusses the effects on human health and the environment for microbial larvicides, methoprene, temephos, monomolecular films, and oils. From the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/mosquitoes/larvicides4mosquitoes.htm Topics: Environment, Gardening, Home & Housing, Infectious Diseases, Insects & Arachnids Last updated Apr 17, 2007 Population Action International (PAI)
PAI works "to advance universal access to family planning and related health services, and to educational and economic opportunities, especially for girls and women ... to improve the lives of individual women and their families, while also slowing the world's population growth and helping preserve the environment." The site includes factsheets and news on public policy and family planning, legislation, and specific environmental concerns. Searchable. http://www.populationaction.org/ Topics: Education, Environment, Families, Health, Social Issues, Social Science, Women's Health Last updated Apr 24, 2005 Population Connection
Population and environmental resources such as news, curriculum materials, legislative updates, publications listings, position papers, and excellent population and demographic links. Formerly the Zero Population Growth site. http://www.populationconnection.org/ Topics: Environment, Social Science Last updated Mar 24, 2004 Sierra Club Population Policies
Contains the official text of various Sierra Club policies related to population growth and its effect on the environment. Covers adopted policies related to immigration, birth control, and the need for population control in both the United States and other countries. http://www.sierraclub.org/policy/conservation/population.pdf Topics: Environment, Families, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Social Science, Women's Health Last updated Jul 2, 2008 Sprawl City
"A website about consumption growth and population growth and their roles in the urban sprawl that destroys natural habitat and farmland around U.S. cities." Using data from the U.S. Bureau of Census and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and based on the work of environmentalists Leon Kolankiewicz and Roy Beck, this site presents studies of selected areas as well as charts, graphs, and definitions. http://www.sprawlcity.org/ Topics: Agriculture, Environment, Social Science Last updated Jan 24, 2006 World in the Balance
Companion to a 2004 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program with "stories from India, Japan, Kenya, and China, ... [that] gives an up-to-date global snapshot of today's human family, now numbering 6.3 billion." The site includes essays, transcripts of interviews with human population experts, photos, and interactive features, such as information about human numbers through time and a demographics game. Also includes a teacher's guide and links to related sites. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/ Topics: Environment, Photograph Collections: Regional, Social Science Last updated Jun 21, 2005 |
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