Prestressed Masonry Arches – A New Approach

Birds, Barbour, and Boats

“…Perhaps this task should have been given to those who differ substantially with Barbour. To the one side of Barbour are the champions of corporate capitalism and technical virtuosity, who value economic gains more highly than environmental losses. Also on this side are optimists who claim that either there are no substantial environmental problems or what problems there are can be remedied by economic growth (see Easterbrook 1995). Barbour has little sympathy for these folks as he seeks to find ways to synthesize good economics with sound science in order to preserve the environment.…”