Title: The West: asking heretical questions

Authors: Richard D. Lamm

Addresses: Director, Center for Public Policy & Contemporary Issues, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80220, USA

Abstract: Aldous Huxley said |All great truths begin as heresy.| It is important for every generation to ask heretical questions. Some of the current heretical questions in the West have to do with |growth| – both of the economy and of population. The question of growth gives rise to such other questions as sustainability, immigration and carrying capacity.

Keywords: carrying capacity; economic growth; immigration; population growth; sustainability; sustainable development.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.1997.028301

International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 1997 Vol.7 No.1, pp.111 - 115

Published online: 16 Sep 2009 *

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