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In this chapter, the population explosion and human carrying capacity theories of Thomas Malthus are balanced against other factors by the authors in an effort to show the Rwandan genocide was the result of more than population pressures, including land redistribution, warring factions, and political posturing. However, even RwandanÆs support the contention that war is necessary to help curb population growth to sustain natural resource capacity now and in future. The author presents a convincing case for other factors leading up to genocide, including independence and a succession of rulers that exacerbated ethnic tensions between the Hutu and Tutsis.

Maya Collapses, The. (Chapter 5). In Diamond, J. (2004). Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. New York: Viking: 157-177.

In this chapter, the origins of the glory and grandeur of Mayan civilization are presented, only to lead into the eventual destruction of the civilization by rampant disease and epidemics and the invasion by the Spanish. Spanish dominance replaced the monuments, religion, and lifestyle of the Mayans, to be followed later by a series of Latin American dictators who also did a great disservice to the people of this continent. The failure of kings and nobles to cure social ills stemmed from their self-interested na

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a since the late 1960s through the late 1980s to show the reasons why ôdam fightersö and ôdam backersö are often at odds on water use policy in the Golden State. It is this difference in intention for use of water resources that creates CaliforniaÆs ôdam fights,ö that although initially were in favor most often of the ôdam backersö have now shifted the balance of power to the ôdam fighters,ö (Harrison, 1989). Harrison (1989) maintains that neither side in these debates is totally correct in posture, with dam fighters enjoying cheap power and a reliable water supply and dam backers enjoying fishing or boating. This clash in values must be resolved, Harrison (1989) contends, with a compromise that provides fair and sustainable use of precious water resources in the West. Goldstein, B. D., & Carruth, R. S. (2004). Implications of the precautionary principle: Is it a threat to science? International Journal of Occupations Medicine and Environmental Health, 17(1): 153-161. The conclusion of Bernard Goldstein and Russellyn Carruth (2004) in this research is that the ôprecautionary principleö and its supporters adversely impact the prevention roles of science and technology in protecting public health. This is especially true in te
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