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Rather, in a shrinking world where transportation costs are relatively low and
travel time fast, the marketplace or the source of materials could be on the
opposite side of the world. Due to the removal of these constraints other factors,
such as ...
Rather, in a shrinking world where transportation costs are relatively low and
travel time fast, the marketplace or the source of materials could be on the
opposite side of the world. Due to the removal of these constraints other factors,
such as ...
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The scale of this growth and its association with tourism as well as economic
growth in Tiger" economies is a source of large-scale environmental damage. In
1995 UK airlines carried 61 million passengers on international journeys and
14.3 ...
The scale of this growth and its association with tourism as well as economic
growth in Tiger" economies is a source of large-scale environmental damage. In
1995 UK airlines carried 61 million passengers on international journeys and
14.3 ...
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In large cities more than 50 per cent of the population are exposed to levels in
excess of 65 dB(A). The OECD predict a deterioration in noise environments.
They identify road traffic noise as the biggest single source of noise nuisance
followed ...
In large cities more than 50 per cent of the population are exposed to levels in
excess of 65 dB(A). The OECD predict a deterioration in noise environments.
They identify road traffic noise as the biggest single source of noise nuisance
followed ...
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| Titre | Critical mass: transport, environment and society in the twenty-first century |
| Auteurs | John Whitelegg, World Wildlife Fund |
| Édition | illustrée |
| Éditeur | Pluto, in association with WWF, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0745310834, 9780745310831 |
| Longueur | 251 pages |
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