Download or read book An Analytical Framework of Environmental Issues written by Mr.Jonathan Levin and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1993-06-01 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental effects which were insignificant in the past, when the fewer concentrations of population or products of modern technology allowed the vast absorptive capacity of nature to act as a sink, are quite evident today--in the pollution of air or water, the overuse of potentially renewable fishing or forestry resources, or the wasteful extraction of nonrenewable, mineral, resources. To contribute to an overall understanding of environmental issues, this paper sets out a general analytical framework encompassing the physical character of environmental problems, the behavioral factors that contribute to them, and the principal approaches to their prevention and correction.