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Population and development: Alternative futures for the West

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Title Population and development: Alternative futures for the West Seminar on Population and Development: Alternative Futures for the West
Creator Koelzer, Victor A.
Contributor Albertson, Maurice L.
Subject West (U.S.) -- Population Population policy -- West (U.S.) Sustainable development -- West (U.S.) Economic development -- West (U.S.) Economic policy -- West (U.S.) Water-supply -- West (U.S.) Water use -- West (U.S.) West (U.S.)
Description Part 1: Session I -- Wednesday morning. First 4:29 of tests and silence have been cut from recording. Recording begins part way through Colorado State University President A. R. Chamberlain's welcome, 0:00-7:39. Chairman Victor A. Koelzer's introduction of Warren Hall, Acting Director of Office of Water Resources Research, 7:40-9:44. "Theme-setting Address" by Warren Hall, 9:45-41:46. Sound muffled, 14:57-35:04. Hall away from microphone and unintelligible, 23:58-35:04. Koelzer gives... Part 2: Session I -- Wednesday morning. Evan Vlachos continues introducing first set of scenario papers, 0:00-3:56. "Development Oriented Future with Emphasis on Water Development" by Wayne H. Aspinall, 3:57-39:02. Beginning of "An Environmental Future for the West. The Light at the End of the Dark" by Roger P. Hansen, 39:03-1:15:15. Part 3: Session I -- Wednesday morning. End of "An Environmental Future for the West. The Light at the End of the Dark" by Roger P. Hansen, 0:00-8:58. Tape stopped, then recording resumed. Subsequent content belongs between Parts 5 and 6. Session II -- Wednesday afternoon: Scenario Papers continued. Evan Vlachos introduces third set of scenario papers, 8:59-10:32. "A Future of Population Growth in Accord with National Needs" by Victor A. Koelzer, 10:33-52:44. Beginning of "A Future Stressing... Part 4: Session II -- Wednesday afternoon: Scenario Papers continued. Victor A. Koelzer begins session, 0:00-3:32. Evan Vlachos introduces second set of scenario papers, 3:33-5:20. "A Future of Maximum Individual Freedom of Choice and Minimum Government Intervention in Land Development and Growth Patterns" by Victor R. Champlin, 5:21-50:50. Beginning of "Ecology of the Economy" by Eugene K. Peterson including staged conversation with Rob Mason[?] and pre-recorded James G. Blaine Association... Part 5: Session II -- Wednesday afternoon: Scenario Papers continued. End of "Ecology of the Economy" by Eugene K. Peterson including staged conversation with Rob Mason[?], 0:00-18:04. Beginning of "Tragedy of the Commons" film (1973) shown, 1:01-5:27. Evan Vlachos leads question and answer session for first four scenario papers, 18:05-29:13. Part 6: Session II -- Wednesday afternoon: Scenario Papers continued. End of "A Future Stressing Preservation of Presently Unpopulated Areas with Strict Controls on Growth of Populated Areas" by Larry E. Moss, 0:00-42:46. Concluding remarks by Evan Vlachos, 42:47-47:53. Part 7: Session III -- Thursday morning: Papers Analyzing the Six Scenarios from Viewpoint of Individual Disciplines. Donald W. Galvin introduces session, 0:00-10:20. "Demography" by Harald A. Pedersen, 10:21-50:27. Beginning of "Socio-Political Aspects" by Lynton K. Caldwell, 50:28-1:15:03. Part 8: Section III -- Thursday morning: Papers Analyzing the Six Scenarios from Viewpoint of Individual Disciplines. End of "Socio-Political Aspects" (Denver Declaration coalition) by Lynton K. Caldwell, 0:00-27:37. "Geography and Planning" (Toronto regional planning example) by Richard S. Thoman, 27:38-53:32. Part 9: Session III -- Thursday morning: Papers Analyzing the Six Scenarios from Viewpoint of Individual Disciplines. Donald W. Galvin resumes session, 0:00-3:13. "Economic Aspects" by David Seckler and Paul Huszar, 3:14-28:31. "Energy Aspects" by Robert McKelvey, 28:32-1:03:07. Part 10: Session IV -- Thursday afternoon: Analytical Papers continued. Albert G. Melcher opens session, 0:00-2:37. "Environmental-Ecological Aspects" by Roy Huffman, 2:38-43:20. Beginning of "Environmental-Ecological Aspects" by Victor Goldberg read by Romerta F. "Merta" Cook, 43:21-58:15. Part 11: Session IV -- Thursday afternoon: Analytical Papers continued. End of "Environmental-Ecological Aspects" by Victor Goldberg read by Romerta F. "Merta" Cook, 0:00-3:22. Albert G. Melcher leads discussion, 3:23-14:16. Part 12: Session IV -- Thursday afternoon: Analytical Papers continued. Albert G. Melcher reconvenes session, 0:00-1:30. "Water Aspects" by Carl Kindsvater, 1:31-49:09. Beginning of "Water Aspects" by Harold K. Creed, 49:10-1:03:29. Part 13: Session IV -- Thursday afternoon: Analytical Papers continued. End of "Water Aspects" by Harold K. Creed, 0:00-14:39. Albert G. Melcher ends session, 14:40-15:07. Announcements and explanation of Session V discussion groups by Victor A. Koelzer, 15:08-21:15. Part 14: Session V -- Friday morning: Discussion groups coordinated by David Hendricks. Per the conference program, a "centrally located panel consisting of available scenario and analytical speakers will answer questions from all discussion groups by voice communication (via electronic set-up)." This recording is of the centrally located panel. Questions from the groups I-III (located in other rooms) cannot be heard on this tape, resulting in stretches of silence while the panel listens to... Part 15: Session V -- Friday morning: Discussion groups coordinated by David Hendricks. Continued questions from Group I (led by A. E. Kier Nash), 0:00-7:59. Questions from Group IV (led by Hugh P. Dugan), 8:00-17:20. General questions and answers, 17:21-26:20. David Hendricks and Evan Vlachos wrap up session, 26:21-29:34. Session VI -- Friday afternoon. Round table moderated by Henry P. Caulfield, Jr. Per the conference program, a "round-table with panel selected on first day of conference... Part 17: Session VI -- Friday afternoon. Final conference summary discussion led by Evan Vlachos. Duane Hill finishes reporting Group V conclusions, 0:00-0:20. Evan Brunson reports Group VI conclusions, 0:21-9:31. A. E. Kier Nash reports Group I conclusions, 9:32-17:46. Hugh P. "Pat" Dugan reports Group IV conclusions, 17:47-26:32. Evan Vlachos wraps up summary discussion, 26:33-34:31. Victor A. Koelzer provides conference's concluding remarks, 34:32-37:00. Seminar on Population and Development: Alternative Futures for the West, August 1-3, 1973, held at Colorado State University, Fort Collins. The conference was an interdisciplinary social engineering thought experiment imagining possible scenarios for population distribution, economic policy, and political organization in the U.S. West in the year 2000. Presenters generally aligned themselves according to views on environmentalism and regional economic development. Six scenario papers were...
Date 1973-08-01-1973-08-03 2017-09-08T17:48:59Z 2017-09-08T17:48:59Z
Type Audio
Identifier https://hdl.handle.net/10217/183820
Language English eng
Relation wwdl [Population and development: Alternative futures for the West]. 1973 Papers of Maurice L. Albertson. Series 10: Audio/visual materials; Subseries 4: Audio. Finding aid: http://lib2.colostate.edu/archives/findingaids/water/wmla.html
Format Part 1: 48 minutes, 45 seconds Part 2: 01 hour, 15 minutes, 15 seconds Part 3: 57 minutes, 57 seconds Part 4: 01 hour, 09 minutes, 19 seconds Part 5: 29 minutes, 13 seconds Part 6: 47 minutes, 53 seconds Part 7: 01 hour, 15 minutes, 03 seconds Part 8: 53 minutes, 32 seconds Part 9: 01 hour, 03 minutes, 07 seconds Part 10: 58 minutes, 15 seconds Part 11: 14 minutes, 16 seconds Part 12: 01 hour, 03 minutes, 29 seconds Part 13: 21 minutes, 15 seconds Part 14: 01 hour, 04 minutes, 09 seconds Part 15: 01 hour, 03 minutes, 36 seconds Part 16: 25 minutes, 40 seconds Part 17: 37 minutes, 00 seconds audio/mpeg audio/mpeg audio/mpeg audio/mpeg audio/mpeg audio/mpeg audio/mpeg audio/mpeg audio/mpeg audio/mpeg audio/mpeg audio/mpeg audio/mpeg audio/mpeg audio/mpeg audio/mpeg audio/mpeg
Coverage West (U.S.) 1950-1973
Publisher Colorado State University. Libraries
Source Original: 12 5-inch reel-to-reel audiotapes in CSU Audio Visual Service boxes

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