Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for SurvivalLime Tree, 1992 - 291 pages |
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Page 146
... population . " ( p . 9 ) This would not have been an unpopular opinion among Britain's upper classes . Labor was going to be needed for the new centers of ... Population growth was checked not by war , famine , or disease 146 Causes.
... population . " ( p . 9 ) This would not have been an unpopular opinion among Britain's upper classes . Labor was going to be needed for the new centers of ... Population growth was checked not by war , famine , or disease 146 Causes.
Page 149
... Population cannot be taken as an isolated factor in determining environmental stress ; population num- bers alone do not tell the whole story . ( YET , when all this is acknowledged , moderating the growth of population remains ...
... Population cannot be taken as an isolated factor in determining environmental stress ; population num- bers alone do not tell the whole story . ( YET , when all this is acknowledged , moderating the growth of population remains ...
Page 158
... growth in the number of people making a living from marginal soil accelerates environmental degradation . As Erik Eckholm points out in Down to Earth ... population growth and land A soil erosion in areas where land is inequitably 158 Causes.
... growth in the number of people making a living from marginal soil accelerates environmental degradation . As Erik Eckholm points out in Down to Earth ... population growth and land A soil erosion in areas where land is inequitably 158 Causes.
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Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival Shridath S. Ramphal No preview available - 1992 |
Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival Shridath S. Ramphal No preview available - 1992 |
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