It has been suggested that African semi-arid rangelands are trapped in a neo-Malthusian spiral of irreversibleand uncontrollably worsening degradation
Well, this is depressing.
It has been suggested that African semi-arid rangelands are trapped in a neo-Malthusian spiral of irreversibleand uncontrollably worsening degradation
Well, this is depressing.
Another tell-tale sign of this writer's failure to give Zinczenko a fair hearing is the hasty way he abandons the sum-mary after only one sentence and rushes on to his own response.
I just found it interesting when I looked up the true definition of 'summary' they offered the adjective form as well....'done without delay or formality : quickly executed.' (Merriam-Webster). It is an interesting challenge to see how succinctly on could summarize difficult content.
This reminds me of a project I had to do for a public speaking course...learning to argue a side that you DON'T agree with. I think that a good debater, and therefore a good writer, must be able to support a point of view that they don't agree with to truly excel at illustrating a point they do agree with.