Preferred term
environmental degradation
Definition
- [A. K. Pandey] Environmental degradation is a burgeoning problem owing to the continual expansion of industrial production, and high-levels of energy and material consumption associated with economic growth.Cleaner Production (CP) is a preventive environmental approach, aimed at increasing resource efficiency and reducing the generation of pollution and waste at source.
Broader concept
Scope note
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URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21146
