The myth that oil and gas will imminently run out, together with worries about the greenhouse effect, is responsible for the despoliation of wild landscapes in Wales and Denmark by ugly, subsidised and therefore ultimately job-destroying wind farms.
Yet another difference today compared with the past is the mounting concern, at political as well as popular levels, for the delta's unique ecosystem, following decades of despoliation and neglect.
Already there are tens of thousands of protests each year: from those robbed of their land for development; from laid-off workers; from those suffering the side-effects of environmental despoliation.
Environmentalists have long complained that GDP treats the despoliation of the planet as a plus (via the resulting economic output) rather than a minus (forests destroyed).In recent years economists have therefore been looking at other measures of well-being even "happiness", a notion that it once seemed absurd to quantify.
For Mr Mugabe's despoliation of Zimbabwe has taken place with little if any criticism from other African states, who lined up this week at the annual Commonwealth meeting to prevent even denunciation of its perpetrator, allowing only a promise to agree to consider suspending Zimbabwe if the Commonwealth's observers say the poll has been rigged.
Environmentalists see these steps as safeguards against further despoliation by belching factories and power plants.
And despite the indignant rage about corruption, paying or accepting bribes is considered normal, and so is tax avoidance.Given how common such failures are, it may be difficult to get anyone to worry about a particular example, such as environmental despoliation.
She outlived her husband and was buried by their son and successor, Khufu, originally at Dahshūr but, after despoliation of the tomb, at Al-Jīzah (Giza; her body, however, had already been destroyed).
First, it is misspelt; the verb is "despoil", but the noun is "despoliation".
"The aim of our proposed installation is to draw attention to the global crisis surrounding the looting and despoliation of cultural heritage objects and architecture and the importance of celebrating the beauty and significance of these objects to the everyday lives of modern people".
