Standard of Living and Environmental Problems
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What role(s) do poverty and the standard of living play in addressing environmental problems on a global level? What actions will need to be taken to begin to address these critical issues?
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Brief, general discussion regarding people's standard of living and environmental problems. Includes reference links.
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This ought to point you in the right direction - also attached as live linked HTML page for your convenience...
A bit of the basic premise is defined here (at least the poverty end)
http://www.unep.org/poverty_environment/About/index.asp
another aspect is here:
http://library.advanced.org/26026/Science/comparative_resource_consumpti.html
Basically impoverished peoples are often more reliant on natural resources for both sustenance and livelihood. This leads to unsustainable use and environmental degradation ...
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