... seeming true and magnified in magnitude when the Industrial Revolution dawned upon us, as there was suddenly a rapid growth and explosion in the industrial and population sector. What was once a small ecological problem has now become a dangerous threat with the help of modern day industries and enterprises, through ranching, urbanization, agriculture, and forestry. From then on, human population has always been ... a trace of noticeable human activity or an "ecological footprint". We have clear-cut complete forests, without second thought and have built cities with thousands of houses ...

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