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Exploring the future: Ucayali

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Ucayali’s future prospectives appear to be st eady and extremely significant. For the purpose of demonstration, we propose the following rationale: Dichotomies: In the majority of responses, there appear various dichotomies. For example, it was indicated that there would be: o An increase in population and fewer natural resources o More development and fewer natural resources o More trade and fewer natural resources o More research and fewer natural resources As can be observed, the dangers coincide with natu ral resources, and forestry in particular. This perception may be interpreted in the sense that (dev elopment, a better economy, and more research) are obtained, acquired, attained and desired, but the cost is high: deforestation a nd general deterioration of natural resources. A sense of hope is also observed, that the future might be better, and Lastly, there is a dangerous possibility that interna tional integration has resulted in a lack of public safety. Both cases demonstrate a lack of regiona l vision and also an unclear urban perspective.

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