| | | center | : | The Center of European Languages of Qom(Ale Beit Publications) | | Document Type | : | BL | | Record Number | : | 730 | | Doc. No | : | b11294 | | Language of Document | : | English | | Main Entry | : | Goklany, Indur M | | Title & Author | : | The improving state of the world:why we're living longer, healthier, more comfortable lives on a cleaner planet/ Indur M. Goklany | | Publication Statement | : | Washington, D.C.: Cato Institute,, c2007. | | Page. NO | : | vii, 516 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. | | ISBN | : | 1930865996(cloth) | | Notes | : | Print | | Bibliographies/Indexes | : | Includes bibliographical references and index. | | Contents | : | Part A. Economic development, technological change, and the human condition -- Introduction -- The improving state of humanity -- Has globalization widened the gaps in human well-being? -- The cycle of progress : factors propelling humanity's progress -- Part B. The effects of economic development and technological change on the environment -- Competing views regarding affluence, technology, and the environment -- Long-term environmental trends -- Are long-term trends consistent with environmental transitions? -- Factors affecting environmental trends -- Part C. Reconciling human well-being with environmental quality -- The promise and peril of bioengineered crops -- Climate change and sustainable development -- Part D. Sustaining the human enterprise -- The future sustainability of human populations -- Extending the limits : the role of economic development, technological change, and free trade. | | Subject | : | Economic developmentEnvironmental aspects | | Subject | : | Quality of life | | Subject | : | Technological innovationsEnvironmental aspects | | Subject | : | Human ecology | | Dewey Classification | : | 304.2 | | LC Classification | : | HD75.6.G64 2007 |
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