02516nam a2200409 a 4500001001000000003000700010005001700017006001900034007001500053008004100068020003600109020002700145035002200172035002300194035002500217035002300242035002100265040004100286050002200327082001400349100003000363245016300393260004800556300002400604504005100628505091400679590014701593650005701740650002901797650006201826650002601888655002901914710002801943797002001971856009601991999001902087EBC285180MiAaPQ20250821101600.0m     o  d |      cr cnu||||||||061030s2007    dcua    ob    001 0 eng    a9781933995410q(electronic bk.)  z9781930865983q(print)  a(MiAaPQ)EBC285180  a(Au-PeEL)EBL285180  a(CaPaEBR)ebr10379672  a(CaONFJC)MIL190539  a(OCoLC)476035843  aMiAaPQbengerdaepncMiAaPQdMiAaPQ 4aHD75.6b.G64 20070 a304.22221 aGoklany, Indur M.912158614aThe improving state of the worldh[electronic resource] :bwhy we're living longer, healthier, more comfortable lives on a cleaner planet /cIndur M. Goklany.  aWashington, D.C. :bCato Institute,cc2007.  avii, 516 p. :bill.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 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.  aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 0aEconomic developmentxEnvironmental aspects.9121587 0aQuality of life.9121588 0aTechnological innovationsxEnvironmental aspects.9121589 0aHuman ecology.935100 4aElectronic books.9351422 aProQuest (Firm)91215902 aProQuest (Firm)40uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kuct-ebooks/detail.action?docID=285180zClick to View  c235270d235270