Dr. Linda Groff & Dr. Paul Smoker
Co-Directors, Global Options

GLOBAL MEGACRISIS HOME PAGE

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Introduction:

The global megacrisis issue focuses on the interrelationship between population, food, energy, and environmental problems as these relate to economic development. Advocates argue that there are more and more people on this planet, but less food, energy and resources, plus more environmental pollution, requiring that we all learn to live more simply and less wastefully on the earth--'if' we want to survive into the next century intact.

There are a number of quite well known studies that have been done--especially since the first energy crisis of the early 1970s--that focus on this megacrisis issue (really the interrelated issues of population, food, energy, and environment, as noted). Some of these studies are based on global computer models showing the interrelationship of these variables interacting over time. Other studies look at each of these variables in depth separately. Some of these most notable studies, events, and movements relevant to this debate are cited below--under sources.

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Please also see Home Pages on:

• Population/Demographics
• Food/Hunger
• Energy
• Environmental Pollution
• Global Climate Change
• Sustainable Development

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Relevant Books, Articles, Events, & Movements:

• Meadows, et. al., Limits to Growth (1972)
• Mesarovic & Pestel, Mankind at the Turning Point (1974)
• Global 2000 Report to the President (i.e., to President Carter) (1980)
• D. Meadows, "Charting the Way the World Works," Technology Review (1985), summarizing different global models and common conclusions of them.
• Lester Brown & Worldwatch Institute, Annual State of the World Report (each year)
• Two Energy Crises of the 1970's--reinforced scarcity arguments (1970s)
• Appropriate/Intermediate Technology Movement--a social movement in response to the above scarcity arguments (1970s)
• Voluntary Simplicity Movement--a related societal movement (1970s)
• King and Schneider, The First Global Revolution: A Report by the Council of the Club of Rome (1991)
• World Commission on Environment and Development, Our Common Future (The "Brundtland Report"), on Environment and Development, including North-South Issues (1987)
• United Nations, Earth Summit, Brazil, June 1992--also on Environment and Development and North-South Issues (1992)
• Meadows, et. al., Beyond the Limits: Confronting Global Collapse, Envisioning a Sustainable Future (1992)
• Barney, Global 2000 Revisited: What Shall We Do? The Critical Issues of the 21st Century (1993)
• Sustainable Development Movement--a current societal movement to deal with Environment and Development Issues (late 1980s-1990s)

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RESUMES:

• Dr. Paul Smoker
• Dr. Linda Groff

CONTACT CO-DIRECTORS, GLOBAL OPTIONS, VIA E-MAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION:

• Dr. Linda Groff . ljgroff@dhvx20.csudh.edu
• Dr. Paul Smoker . psmoker@college.antioch.edu

Also contact Co-Directors, Global Options, if you have important information that you think should be added to this Home Page, or other related Home Pages. Thank you.

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