HOW HAS DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL INDIFFERENCE
The achievement of an effective compromise between economic development and environmental conservation is one of the most critical problems facing mankind today. ... After all, development constitutes the growth of a country and hence, its economy. All the same, in many cases, development leaves no room for environmental awareness. ... As development proceeds, a country’s economy expands. ... However, in the midst of this social and economic evolution, environmental considerations are neglected. ... Private enterprises obsessed with financial profits at any cost take advantage of this political indifference with regard to environmental maintenance and employ corrupt practices to achieve their profit maximization goals. ... When development threatened Greystone, the local residents wrote more than four hundred letters and held meetings in opposition to this threat.