It would be rash to conclude that, on balance, the environment of the globe as a whole is either deteriorating or improving, or that the survival of the societies we know depends upon filling a simple set of prescriptions. It… — Gilbert F. White Copy Share Image
The gap between the rich and poor is growing among and within most nations. The political and social effects of unequal location of energy and other mineral resources are acute. Population numbers continue to climb. The global environment shows signs of widespread deterioration. Both natural and social environments are increasingly vulnerable to catastrophic disturbances... There may, however, be a cheering… — Gilbert F. White Copy Share
It would be rash to conclude that, on balance, the environment of the globe as a whole is either deteriorating or improving, or that… — Gilbert F. White Copy Share Image
Floods are 'acts of God,' but flood losses are largely acts of man. — Gilbert F. White Copy Share Image
Both group effort and individual testimony flow from conviction as to the role of people on earth. In stewardship of the common heritage, a… — Gilbert F. White Copy Share Image
The issue of world environment has a special kind of urgency... The issue is one of rich peoples and poor peoples, of the growing… — Gilbert F. White Copy Share Image
Every intervention of man in the environment around him incurs some risk as to both favorable and unfavorable consequences. Every intervention is taken in… — Gilbert F. White Copy Share Image
The good news about fresh water is that, even after accounting for the larger volume of water that is unavailable to people from the… — Gilbert F. White Copy Share Image
One effect of benefit-cost analysis is to give any respectable engineer or economist a means for justifying almost any kind of project the national… — Gilbert F. White Copy Share Image
We can be confident that action which is in accord with a few basic beliefs cannot be wrong and can at least testify to… — Gilbert F. White Copy Share Image
