000476050 000__ 02487nam\a2200457\a\4500 000476050 001__ 476050 000476050 003__ MiAaPQ 000476050 005__ 20211102003942.0 000476050 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000476050 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000476050 008__ 061030s2007\\\\dcua\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000476050 010__ $$z 2006051792 000476050 020__ $$z1930865996 (cloth) 000476050 035__ $$a(MiAaPQ)EBC285180 000476050 035__ $$a(Au-PeEL)EBL285180 000476050 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10379672 000476050 035__ $$a(CaONFJC)MIL190539 000476050 035__ $$a(OCoLC)476035843 000476050 040__ $$aMiAaPQ$$cMiAaPQ$$dMiAaPQ 000476050 050_4 $$aHD75.6$$b.G64 2007 000476050 08204 $$a304.2$$222 000476050 1001_ $$aGoklany, Indur M. 000476050 24514 $$aThe improving state of the world:$$bwhy we're living longer, healthier, more comfortable lives on a cleaner planet /$$cIndur M. Goklany. 000476050 260__ $$aWashington, D.C. :$$bCato Institute,$$cc2007. 000476050 300__ $$avii, 516 p. :$$bill. 000476050 336__ $$atext$$2rdacontent 000476050 337__ $$acomputer$$2rdamedia 000476050 338__ $$aonline resource$$2rdacarrier 000476050 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000476050 5050_ $$aPart A. Economic development, technological change, and the human condition -- Introduction -- The improving state of humanity -- Has globalization widened the gaps in human well-being? -- The cycle of progress : factors propelling humanity's progress -- Part B. The effects of economic development and technological change on the environment -- Competing views regarding affluence, technology, and the environment -- Long-term environmental trends -- Are long-term trends consistent with environmental transitions? -- Factors affecting environmental trends -- Part C. Reconciling human well-being with environmental quality -- The promise and peril of bioengineered crops -- Climate change and sustainable development -- Part D. Sustaining the human enterprise -- The future sustainability of human populations -- Extending the limits : the role of economic development, technological change, and free trade. 000476050 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000476050 650_0 $$aEconomic development$$xEnvironmental aspects. 000476050 650_0 $$aQuality of life. 000476050 650_0 $$aTechnological innovations$$xEnvironmental aspects. 000476050 650_0 $$aHuman ecology. 000476050 655_0 $$aElectronic books 000476050 852__ $$bebk 000476050 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central Academic Complete $$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=285180$$zOnline Access 000476050 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:476050$$pGLOBAL_SET 000476050 980__ $$aBIB 000476050 980__ $$aEBOOK 000476050 982__ $$aEbook 000476050 983__ $$aOnline