Floods are 'acts of God,' but flood losses are largely acts of man.
Every intervention of man in the environment around him incurs some risk as to both favorable and unfavorable consequences. Every intervention is tak… - Gilbert F. White
Every intervention of man in the environment around him incurs some risk as to both favorable and unfavorable consequences. Every intervention is tak…
- Gilbert F. White
It would be rash to conclude that, on balance, the environment of the globe as a whole is either deteriorating or improving, or that the survival of … - Gilbert F. White
It would be rash to conclude that, on balance, the environment of the globe as a whole is either deteriorating or improving, or that the survival of …
Both group effort and individual testimony flow from conviction as to the role of people on earth. In stewardship of the common heritage, a few simpl… - Gilbert F. White
Both group effort and individual testimony flow from conviction as to the role of people on earth. In stewardship of the common heritage, a few simpl…
The good news about fresh water is that, even after accounting for the larger volume of water that is unavailable to people from the hydrologic cycle… - Gilbert F. White
The good news about fresh water is that, even after accounting for the larger volume of water that is unavailable to people from the hydrologic cycle…
Floods are 'acts of God,' but flood losses are largely acts of man. - Gilbert F. White
We can be confident that action which is in accord with a few basic beliefs cannot be wrong and can at least testify to the values we will need to cu… - Gilbert F. White
We can be confident that action which is in accord with a few basic beliefs cannot be wrong and can at least testify to the values we will need to cu…
The gap between the rich and poor is growing among and within most nations. The political and social effects of unequal location of energy and other … - Gilbert F. White
The gap between the rich and poor is growing among and within most nations. The political and social effects of unequal location of energy and other …
The issue of world environment has a special kind of urgency... The issue is one of rich peoples and poor peoples, of the growing gap between the two… - Gilbert F. White
The issue of world environment has a special kind of urgency... The issue is one of rich peoples and poor peoples, of the growing gap between the two…
One effect of benefit-cost analysis is to give any respectable engineer or economist a means for justifying almost any kind of project the national g… - Gilbert F. White
One effect of benefit-cost analysis is to give any respectable engineer or economist a means for justifying almost any kind of project the national g…
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