Apply the IPAT model to the example of China provided in the chapter. How do population, affluence, technology, and ecological sensitivity affect China’s environment? Now consider your own country or your own state. How do population, affluence, technology, and ecological sensitivity affect your environment? How can we minimize the environmental impacts of growth in the human population?

Apply the IPAT model to the example of China provided in the chapter. How do population, affluence, technology, and ecological sensitivity affect China’s environment? Now consider your own country or your own state. How do population, affluence, technology, and ecological sensitivity affect your environment? How can we minimize the environmental impacts of growth in the human population?

Economics:

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ISBN:9781285859460

Author:BOYES, William

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Chapter16: Economic Growth

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 8E

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