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Kuznet's Curve

 

Date = Jan 2, 2014

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Environmental Impact is Related to Affluence

I = PAT is not an equation, it's a set of relationships

Countries with higher incomes may actually have less environmnetal impact

environmental impact vs. GDP per person

general shape of the curve

richer is greener

 

 

 

References & Links

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Richer is Greener Curve - NYT at: http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/the-richer-is-greener-curve/

Kuznets Curve - Wikipedia at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuznets_curve

Inequity and Growth - Encyclopedia of Earth at: http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/51cbee3a7896bb431f696438/