Land-use ethics are still governed wholly by economic self-… - Aldo Leopold

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Land-use ethics are still governed wholly by economic self-interest, just as social ethics were a century ago.

Aldo Leopold

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Aldo Leopold (January 11, 1887 – April 21, 1948) was a United States wildlife biologist and conservationist. He was a professor at the University of Wisconsin and is best known for his book A Sand County Almanac (1949), which has sold more than two million copies.

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