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| TABLE OF CONTENTS | Volume XVI, Number 5
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2005 |
COVER STORY
CITIES OF THE FUTURE - Today’s “Mega-cities” are Overcrowded and Environmentally Stressed
By 2007, 3.2 billion people‹a number larger than the entire global population of 1967‹will live in cities. Developing countries will absorb nearly all of the world¹s population increases between today and 2030. The urban growth rate of 1.8 percent for 2000 to 2030 will double the number of city dwellers in less than 30 years. Meanwhile, rural populations are growing scarcely at all. In this cover story, E profiles some of the world¹s largest and most environmentally challenged megacities.
By Divya Abhat, Shauna Dineen, Tamsyn Jones, Jim Motavalli, Rebecca Sanborn, and Kate Slomkowski
FEATURES
CITIES OF THE FUTURE (CONTINUED) - Today’s “Mega-cities” are Overcrowded and Environmentally Stressed
Lagos, Nigeria
By Divya Abhat, Shauna Dineen, Tamsyn Jones, Jim Motavalli, Rebecca Sanborn, and Kate Slomkowski
SIDEBAR: CAN IMMIGRATION SAVE THE CITIES?
Wausau, Wisconsin may seem like the furthest thing from a global mega-city, but the forces in play in this small city are echoes of the worldwide issues of population and immigration. Over the past decades Wausau has received a large influx of Hmong, a nomadic Laotian hill people who fought under the direction of CIA advisors during the Vietnam War era. After their communist enemies won control of Laos in that country’s civil war, the Hmong were largely abandoned by the international community, and many fled for fear of being killed in retribution of their pro-American efforts.
By Jim Motavalli
FEATURES
CAN IMMIGRATION SAVE THE CITIES?
Wausau, Wisconsin may seem like the furthest thing from a global mega-city, but the forces in play in this small city are echoes of the worldwide issues of population and immigration. Over the past decades Wausau has received a large influx of Hmong, a nomadic Laotian hill people who fought under the direction of CIA advisors during the Vietnam War era. After their communist enemies won control of Laos in that country’s civil war, the Hmong were largely abandoned by the international community, and many fled for fear of being killed in retribution of their pro-American efforts.
By Jim Motavalli
SIDEBAR:
GREEN LIVING
YOUR HEALTH: EVERYTHING GIVES YOU CANCER - But Good Lifestyle Choices Will Help You Fight it Off
By Melissa Knopper
EATING RIGHT: THE ASIAN INVASION - Uncovering the Secrets of the Far East Diet
By Kate Slomkowski
HOUSE & HOME: GREEN GLASS - Stylish Window Treatments Help Clear the Air
By Divya Abhat
MONEY MATTERS: BUYING CLEANER ENERGY - Few People Realize the Potential
By Starre Vartan
GOING GREEN: TREKKING FOR CHANGE - Vietnam’s Hill Tribes Benefit from Ecotourism
By Rebecca Sanborn
CONSUMER NEWS: L.A. ENVIRONMENTAL - Hollywood’s Best and Worst “Green” Movies
By Benjamin Chadwick
TOOLS FOR GREEN LIVING - Resources for eco-awareness and action
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E WORD
POVERTY IS TERRORISM
CURRENTS
LOOKING AT LULA - Brazil’s Amazon Deforestation Worsens—Despite a “Green” President
THE HUNDRED YEAR WAR - Fighting to Save Hetch Hetchy—Again
CITIZEN SCIENTISTS - Romping Through the Swamp—For a Good Cause
BUILDING SUSTAINABLE CITIES - Scandinavia’s “Eco-Municipalities” Show the Way
WHALE FALLS - It’s Not Just a Carcass, It’s Dinner
IN BRIEF
NATIVE DUMPING GROUND
AS FALLS YOSEMITE FALLS
A GREEN AGENDA FOR CITIES
SAVING SEALIFE
UPDATES
BETTER BOTTLES
DIABETICS: DON’T BREATHE THE AIR
SINKING THE SALMON PLAN
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