Epilogue - Beyond Pollution Control and Prevention: Sustainable Development
Currently several environmental problems face both industrialized and developing nations. These include (1) chemical pollution, (2) climate change, (3) resource and energy depletion, and (4) the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem integrity. While often addressed separately, all four of these envi...
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| description | Currently several environmental problems face both industrialized and developing
nations. These include (1) chemical pollution, (2) climate change, (3) resource and
energy depletion, and (4) the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem integrity. While often
addressed separately, all four of these environmental problems are related to advancing
industrialization, population growth, and the globalization of production and
commerce. Societies that produce and consume more also tend to deplete more natural
resources, create more pollution, produce more greenhouse gases, and have a
relatively greater adverse impact on the ecosystem. In addition, the interconnectedness
of nations through globalization has produced ‘‘lock-in’’ of, and dependence
on, a particular development model. We believe that this model needs thoughtful
reexamination. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/418562019-04-09T18:44:02Z Epilogue - Beyond Pollution Control and Prevention: Sustainable Development Ashford, Nicholas A. environmental law pollution control prevention sustainable development Currently several environmental problems face both industrialized and developing nations. These include (1) chemical pollution, (2) climate change, (3) resource and energy depletion, and (4) the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem integrity. While often addressed separately, all four of these environmental problems are related to advancing industrialization, population growth, and the globalization of production and commerce. Societies that produce and consume more also tend to deplete more natural resources, create more pollution, produce more greenhouse gases, and have a relatively greater adverse impact on the ecosystem. In addition, the interconnectedness of nations through globalization has produced ‘‘lock-in’’ of, and dependence on, a particular development model. We believe that this model needs thoughtful reexamination. 2008-06-04T17:04:54Z 2008-06-04T17:04:54Z 2008 Book chapter http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/41856 en_US application/pdf MIT Press |
| spellingShingle | environmental law pollution control prevention sustainable development Ashford, Nicholas A. Epilogue - Beyond Pollution Control and Prevention: Sustainable Development |
| title | Epilogue - Beyond Pollution Control and Prevention: Sustainable Development |
| title_full | Epilogue - Beyond Pollution Control and Prevention: Sustainable Development |
| title_fullStr | Epilogue - Beyond Pollution Control and Prevention: Sustainable Development |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epilogue - Beyond Pollution Control and Prevention: Sustainable Development |
| title_short | Epilogue - Beyond Pollution Control and Prevention: Sustainable Development |
| title_sort | epilogue beyond pollution control and prevention sustainable development |
| topic | environmental law pollution control prevention sustainable development |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/41856 |
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