Economic Progress and Environmental Concerns by Wilfred Beckerman (auth.), Prof. Dr. Herbert Giersch (eds.)

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World watch Institute. 1989/90. Zur Lage der Welt 89/90, Daten for das Oberleben unseres Planeten. Frankfurt: Fischer. Worldwatch Institute. 1990/91. Zur Lage der Welt 90/91, Daten for das Oberleben unseres Planeten. Frankfurt: Fischer. t Partridge (1981) puts some rather challenging questions to the reader. " he asks, and he goes on to say that "the question is unavoidable, for the course of human events has forced the issue upon us. "... " These somewhat dramatic statements, which suggest that modern civilization has reached a very dangerous stage and that our generation will playa historical role in either saving the human race from a catastrophe or allowing it happen, arise from a reflection on the state of the world with its continuing destruction of the environment, depletion of natural resources, problems of overpopulation, and the development of nuclear weapons.

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