Perspectives on Environmental Impact Assessment
Clark, B. D. / Tomlinson, P. / Bisset, R. / Gilad, A.
The experience of highly industrialized countries demonstrates that single-minded pursuit of economic develop ment is self-defeating because, by disregarding the other components of what is cxmnonly called "the quality of life", it creates conditions which are not acceptable to large sectors of the population. In the recent past a number of projects, for example, major darns, have had unexpectedly deleterious social, envir onmental and healt...
