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Environment in the 21st Century and New Development Patterns
Konosuke . Ed(S): Matsushita
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Paperback. Editor(s): Matsushita, Konosuke. Series: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: J; KCM; KCN; KCP; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 480.
Economic growth after World War II was made possible through dramatic increases in the use of material resources and energy. It is apparent that current development patterns followed by industrialized countries are causing serious environmental problems and that they are neither ecologically nor socially sustainable.
In recent years, many Asian developing countries, which have suffered from poverty for decades, are experiencing high rates of economic growth by introducing material-intensive production and consumption patterns. The globalization trends magnify on a global scale the problems associated with current development patterns.
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Economic growth after World War II was made possible through dramatic increases in the use of material resources and energy. It is apparent that current development patterns followed by industrialized countries are causing serious environmental problems and that they are neither ecologically nor socially sustainable.
In recent years, many Asian developing countries, which have suffered from poverty for decades, are experiencing high rates of economic growth by introducing material-intensive production and consumption patterns. The globalization trends magnify on a global scale the problems associated with current development patterns.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048156177
SKU
V9789048156177
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