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Population and Consumption: What We Know, What We Need To Know.
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Kates, Robert W. – Environment, 2000
Discusses the modern view of the impact of population and consumption on environmental degradation. Contends that the determinants of consumption and its alternative patterns are understudied topics for the emerging science of sustainability. (Contains 33 references.) (WRM)
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Consumer Economics, Ecology, Economic Impact