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People and the Environment Bemidji State University Links and Resources Environment and . . . Economics Politics the Media Religion Philosophy the Arts Education History Law Additional resources on specific environmental problems

Seminal Works & Classic Papers

• Thomas Malthus' "An Essay on the Principle of Population", requires Adobe Acrobat reader.
• Garrett Hardin's "Tragedy of the Commons"
• Club of Rome's (1972) classic, "Limits to Growth"
• Lynn White's classic paper, The Historical Roots of our Ecological Crisis
• The Hundredth Monkey and The Tipping Point (see net summary of concept or direct link to excerpts of book by Malcolm Gladwell ) are two concepts promoting to the controversial idea that social change depends on reaching some sort of cultural critical mass.
• Eight Points of Deep Ecology, distilled by Arne Naess
• If Ecosystem Management is the Solution, What's the Problem? Eleven challenges for Ecosystem Management by Luther Gerlach and David Bengston

Minnesota Environment
Sustainable Minnesota (ME3)	Minnesota 2000	MN DNR
Minnesota Sustainable Communities Network (MnSCN) Minnesota Pollution Control -- Criteria Air Emissions in Minnesota - Facility Actual Emissions
Minnesota Green Government Initiative