Lightening the Tread of Population on the Land: American Examples

Citation: Population and Development Review 22 (3): 531-45 1996

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Abstract:

FOR THE PLANET to continue at least its present hospitality for Nature as people multiply in number and wealth, the human tread must lighten and narrow. Remembering that land for habitat is the preeminent need for living things and that Americans are often excoriated for heavy feet, we concentrate here on the American footprints of building, forestry, and farming

Keywords: population, land use, forestry, agriculture

Areas of Research: Cities and Transportation, Forests, Farms and Materials