Many Proponents of Sustainability Believe That Encouraging Local Self-Sufficiency Is

question 16

Multiple Choice

Many proponents of sustainability believe that encouraging local self-sufficiency is important for building sustainable societies because ______________ .

• A) when people are tied more closely to the area where they live, they will value the area more and seek to sustain its environment and its human communities
• B) it eliminates governmental influence on local practices
• C) more and more people are growing gardens
• D) it forces citizens to look more closely at the global community
• E) this is not correct; proponents of sustainability believe that encouraging local self-sufficiency will pose a threat to building sustainable societies

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Human Rights

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