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Striking a Balance : The Environmental Challenge of Development
author
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publisher
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World Bank
isbn10 | asin
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0821312715
print isbn13
:
9780821312711
ebook isbn13
:
9780585273211
language
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English
subject
Economic development--Environmental aspects, Man--Influence on nature, Environmental policy.
publication date
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1989
lcc
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HD75.6.S77 1989eb
ddc
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338.9
subject
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Economic development--Environmental aspects, Man--Influence on nature, Environmental policy.
Page i
From top: Farmland in Lesotho. Harvest in Indonesia. Wetlands in Botswana.
Page 1
Striking a Balance
The Environmental Challenge of Development
Page 2
A rice paddy in the Phillipines.
1989 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/THE WORLD BANK 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433 USA All rights reserved.
Manufactured in the United States of America First printing September 1989
ISBN 0 8213 1271 5
Page 3
Contents
A New Era of Environmental Understanding
5
Making the Environment a Bank Commitment
9
Learning and Adapting
15
Making Choices
23
Agriculture
24
Deserts and Arid Lands
26
Forests
28
Biological Diversity
30
Energy
32
Pollution
35
Health
36
Population
39
Cultural Property
41
The Lasting Legacy
45
The Challenge Ahead
49
Page 4
A rain forest in Ecuador.
Page 5
A New Era of Environmental Understanding
When Charles Darwin set forth on his historic travels aboard the Beagle, the lands he encountered in his around-the-world voyage were cornucopias of life. While some species of plants and animals would be lost through natural selection, Darwin viewed the process in a positive light: the long-term trend of life on the planet was toward stronger survivors. Darwin saw a world plentiful in resources of water, air, and land.
For developing countries, curbing poverty, improving the quality of life, and safe-guarding the environment must be mutually supportive objectives.
The sweep and optimism of Darwin's vision 150 years ago are conveyed in one of the most majestic passages of The Voyage of the Beagle:
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