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Dual Drivers of Environmental Impact: Economic Expansion and Organization
Environmental problems, ranging from local resource exhaustion to global climate change, are driven by two interconnected factors. The first is the expansion of the economy, represented by the growth in total output. The second is the way the economy is organized, which encompasses the values and conservation principles that guide the use of natural resources.
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