Measuring the Social Impact of Natural Resource PoliciesTextbook on social implications of natural resources and energy policies with special reference to the USA - discusses methodology and theoretical approaches for evaluation of the interdependence of human resources and natural resources; examines the relationship between social norms and resource distribution; studies social elements affecting power demand; analyses social impact of environmental policy and resource management. Bibliography, graphs. |
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Introduction | 3 |
Thinking about Human Resource Systems | 15 |
The Social Order of Human Resource Systems | 28 |
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activities adapt adoption analysis approach areas attitudes toward nuclear basic behavior boomtown boomtown communities budgets capita census centers chapters cial community studies conservation cultural demographic distribution economic effects elements energy conservation energy consumption energy crisis energy demand environmental ergy example exchange family life cycle flow forecasting fuel Graph groups hierarchy households human hunter-gatherer identify important increase individuals industrial influence innovation interpersonal interviews issues leisure life-cycle stage life-style major married couple mass media material measure ment natural resource nomic nuclear power nuclear power plants particular patterns percent population problem rates regions resource analyst resource system response sample shortage social assessment social impact Social Impact Assessment social indicators social norms social order society sources strata structure suggest surveys territory Three Mile Island time-budget studies tion town transportation trends types urban values vehicles West South Central work/nonwork