02516nam a2200409 a 4500 EBC285180 MiAaPQ 20250821101600.0 m o d | cr cnu|||||||| 061030s2007 dcua ob 001 0 eng 9781933995410 (electronic bk.) 9781930865983 (print) (MiAaPQ)EBC285180 (Au-PeEL)EBL285180 (CaPaEBR)ebr10379672 (CaONFJC)MIL190539 (OCoLC)476035843 MiAaPQ eng rda pn MiAaPQ MiAaPQ HD75.6 .G64 2007 304.2 22 Goklany, Indur M. 121586 The improving state of the world [electronic resource] : why we're living longer, healthier, more comfortable lives on a cleaner planet / Indur M. Goklany. Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, c2007. vii, 516 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. Economic development Environmental aspects. 121587 Quality of life. 121588 Technological innovations Environmental aspects. 121589 Human ecology. 35100 Electronic books. 35142 ProQuest (Firm) 121590 ProQuest (Firm) https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kuct-ebooks/detail.action?docID=285180 Click to View 235270 235270