Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World (1997)

Chapter: Nature Displaced: Human Population Trends and Projections and Their Meanings

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Suggested Citation: "Nature Displaced: Human Population Trends and Projections and Their Meanings." National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council. 1997. Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6142.

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Suggested Citation: "Nature Displaced: Human Population Trends and Projections and Their Meanings." National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council. 1997. Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6142.
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Suggested Citation: "Nature Displaced: Human Population Trends and Projections and Their Meanings." National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council. 1997. Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6142.
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Suggested Citation: "Nature Displaced: Human Population Trends and Projections and Their Meanings." National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council. 1997. Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6142.
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Suggested Citation: "Nature Displaced: Human Population Trends and Projections and Their Meanings." National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council. 1997. Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6142.
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Suggested Citation: "Nature Displaced: Human Population Trends and Projections and Their Meanings." National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council. 1997. Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6142.
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Suggested Citation: "Nature Displaced: Human Population Trends and Projections and Their Meanings." National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council. 1997. Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6142.
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Suggested Citation: "Nature Displaced: Human Population Trends and Projections and Their Meanings." National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council. 1997. Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6142.
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Suggested Citation: "Nature Displaced: Human Population Trends and Projections and Their Meanings." National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council. 1997. Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6142.
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Suggested Citation: "Nature Displaced: Human Population Trends and Projections and Their Meanings." National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council. 1997. Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6142.
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Suggested Citation: "Nature Displaced: Human Population Trends and Projections and Their Meanings." National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council. 1997. Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6142.
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Suggested Citation: "Nature Displaced: Human Population Trends and Projections and Their Meanings." National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council. 1997. Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6142.
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Suggested Citation: "Nature Displaced: Human Population Trends and Projections and Their Meanings." National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council. 1997. Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6142.
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