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The relation between environment and development has been widely discussed in recent years. This has usually been in the Third World context, and often in conjunction with the terms population and resources.
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Munn, R.E. (1989). Towards Sustainable Development: An Environmental Perspective. In: Archibugi, F., Nijkamp, P. (eds) Economy and Ecology: Towards Sustainable Development. Economy & Environment, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7831-8_4
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