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What is the main trigger for increasing awareness of the need for better environmental management?

Economic growth

Human activities (correct)

Urbanization

Industrialization

What is the downside of urbanization and industrialization?

Improved health patterns

Increased prosperity

Water borne diseases (correct)

Better environmental quality

What is the negative implication of a better health status of society coupled with longer life-spans?

Unprecedented population growth (correct)

Stabilizing population growth

Decreased environmental quality

Increased infant mortality

What is the main cause of water borne diseases like infective diarrhea?

Poor quality drinking water Signup and view all the answers

What is the downside of urbanization and industrialization?

Diseases related to overcrowding and poor quality drinking water Signup and view all the answers

What is the negative implication of a better health status coupled with an unprecedented growth in population?

Negative implications on environmental quality Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the key environmental hazards that contribute to global illness and death?

Unsafe water and sanitation, vector-borne disease, indoor smoke from solid fuels, toxic hazards, and global environmental change Signup and view all the answers

What is the economic cost of environmental hazards in developing countries?

Lost productivity, burden on the health sector, degraded resources, and long-term social consequences Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the critical development decisions that policy-makers in developing countries face?

Decisions that require a thorough consideration of impacts on environment and health Signup and view all the answers

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What is the main trigger for increasing awareness of the need for better environmental management?

What is the downside of urbanization and industrialization?

What is the negative implication of a better health status of society coupled with longer life-spans?

What is the main cause of water borne diseases like infective diarrhea?

What is the downside of urbanization and industrialization?

What is the negative implication of a better health status coupled with an unprecedented growth in population?

What are some of the key environmental hazards that contribute to global illness and death?

What is the economic cost of environmental hazards in developing countries?

What are some of the critical development decisions that policy-makers in developing countries face?

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