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THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND WORLD PUBLIC ORDER
Author(s) -
McDougal Myres S.,
Schneider Jan
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1975.tb43307.x
Subject(s) - haven , annals , order (exchange) , law , library science , citation , history , sociology , political science , classics , computer science , mathematics , economics , finance , combinatorics
Man is both creature and moulder of his environment, which gives him physical sustenance and affords him the opportunity for intellectual, moral, social and spiritual growth. In the long and tortuous evolution of the human race on this planet a stage has been reached wheI) through the rapid acceleration of science and technology, man has acquired the power to transform his environment in countless ways and on an unprecedented scale. Both aspects of man's environment, the natural and the manmade, are essential to his well-being and to the enjoyment of basic human rights-even the right to life itself.***