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“Every intervention of man in the environment around him incurs some risk as to both favorable and unfavorable consequences. Every intervention is taken in the face of partial ignorance as to what its effects will be and involves uncertainty as to the ultimate outcome.”

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Book:Geography, Resources and Environment, Volume 1: Selected Writings of Gilbert F. White
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