Greetings, all, One of the questions we have taken on in the last months has been the structure of family and its general sociological impacts.
The summary, from the Stanford bulletin, captures some of the issues: SHRINKING HOUSEHOLDS THREATEN BIODIVERSITY: A new study in the journal Nature, co-authored by Stanford ecologist Gretchen Daily, concludes that the average household size is shrinking worldwide, leading to more houses with fewer people living in them. Instead of permitting "some breathing room for biodiversity," slowing population growth is fueling a housing boom and urban sprawl that threatens the survival of plants and animals in dozens of countries including the United States. http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2003/january15/households-115.html ------------ The article focuses on the environmental impacts of urban sprawl resulting from family size and housing patterns. Our concern lies more on the impact of these small families on quality and security of life. Cheers, Lawry de Bivort _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
