Over the Long Term, Resources and Energy Cannot Be Used

question 66

Multiple Choice

Over the long term, resources and energy cannot be used, nor waste produced, at rates at which the biosphere cannot replace or absorb them without jeopardizing its ability to sustain life. These are what Herman Daly calls the:

• A)"economic limitations."
• B)"backcasting effect."
• C)"biophysical limits to growth."
• D)"un-expandable boundaries."

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