According to the Environmental Kuznets Curve, as an economy develops from pre-industrial into post-industrial, environmental degradation _____ then _____.

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The Environmental Kuznets Curve suggests that environmental degradation initially increases as a country develops economically, but after reaching a certain level of income, the trend reverses, and environmental quality begins to improve, hence "rises, falls".

According to the Environmental Kuznets Curve, as an Economy Develops