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Environment portal; These articles relate to the natural environment in the decade 1830s. They include the human impact on the environment, environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues.
1828/1830- Thomas Carlyle introduces the use of the term "environment" in its modern sense. [13] 1836 — Ralph Waldo Emerson publishes Nature. 1845 — First use of the term "carrying capacity" in a report by the US Secretary of State to the Senate. 1848 — Henry David Thoreau publishes Civil Disobedience.
At the turn of the 21st century, these often competing groups were wrestling with disparate environmental, economic, and social values. Russell [ 95 ] shows that from 1970 to 1993, the EPA devoted more of its resources to human health issues, notably cancer prevention, than to the protection of nonhuman species.
The 1830s (pronounced "eighteen-thirties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1830, and ended on December 31, 1839. In this decade, the world saw a rapid rise of imperialism and colonialism, particularly in Asia and Africa. Britain saw a surge of power and world dominance, as Queen Victoria took to the throne in 1837.
A particular case of environmental conflicts are forestry conflicts, or forest conflicts which "are broadly viewed as struggles of varying intensity between interest groups, over values and issues related to forest policy and the use of forest resources". [7] In the last decades, a growing number of these have been identified globally. [8]
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The history of environmental pollution traces human-dominated ecological systems from the earliest civilizations to the present day. [1] This history is characterized by the increased regional success of a particular society, followed by crises that were either resolved, producing sustainability, or not, leading to decline.