Where Will All the People Go? How Much Will They Dump When They Get There? Population Distribution, Environmental Damage, and the Quality of Life.

Anthony H. Pascal

Expert InsightsPublished 1971

A speech proposing that the affluent society is more and more the effluent society, and that the quality of existence will be a function of the geographic distribution of the American population. The speech advocates a long-term research program on the nature of population distribution as it affects nature and society. The research would be directed at five tasks: (1) forecasting the spatial settlement pattern for the U.S. population in 2000 A.D.; (2) estimating the threat to the environment; (3) specifying environmental quality standards; (4) identifying and assessing policy mechanisms; and (5) calculating the magnitude and incidence of costs. 6 pp.

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Pascal, Anthony H., Where Will All the People Go? How Much Will They Dump When They Get There? Population Distribution, Environmental Damage, and the Quality of Life. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1971. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P4599.html.
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