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Chapter 1 How Do Different Kinds of Land Use Affect the Environment Differently? |
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1 Land Use Changes Have Economic, Social, and Environmental Impacts |
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2 Interactions Between Society and the Environment Require Aggressive Responses |
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3 Urbanization Is an Environmental Force to Be Reckoned With |
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4 Regenerative Agriculture Can Make Farmers Stewards of the Land Again |
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Chapter 2 Does the Negative Impact of Development on the Environment Outweigh Its Benefits? |
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1 International Investments in Agriculture Can Negatively Affect Local Populations |
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2 Sustainable Agriculture Can Actually Restore the Environment |
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3 Natural Resources Have Tremendous Potential to Accelerate Economic Development |
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4 Human Impact on the Land Can Be Studied and Adjusted |
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Chapter 3 Is Environmental Impact an Inevitable Side Effect of Land Use and Development? |
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1 Climate Adaptation Considerations Are Playing an Increasingly Large Role in Land Decisions |
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2 Mining's Impacts on the Environment Have Been Damaging |
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3 Sustainable Agriculture Can Meet Society's Needs Today Without Compromising Society's Needs of the Future |
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4 Humans Have Destroyed a Tenth of Earth's Wilderness in Twenty-Five Years |
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Chapter 4 Why Is It Important to Consider the Effects of Land Development and Use on the Environment? |
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1 Technology Can Help Us Save the Planet |
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2 A Business as Usual Model for the Future Is Not Sustainable |
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3 There Is Not an Infinite Supply of Land to Convert for a Growing Population |
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4 Land Users Are Positive About Long-Term Benefits of Sustainable Practices |
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| For Further Discussion |
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| Organizations to Contact |
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| Bibliography of Books |
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