How can Math and science skills contribute to the long-term sustainability of a state?
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As populations increase past the point of small villages, it becomes critical for the welfare of all involved that the state’s available resources are used efficiently. This demand for efficient use continues to increase as the population increases. This efficient use requires math and science skills. For example, while a village of 100 may all get their drinking water from a village, and all live close enough to get it themselves, a city of 100,000 cannot. Thus, the water must be distributed from the river among the inhabitants which requires the construction of canals, pumps, etc. Besides the obvious resources like water, food, timber, etc. this need for efficiently managing resources impacts many resources we often take for granted in small communities (the ability to communicate, the ability to travel, governance, etc.).