In a fast-moving world where technological innovation has brought new developments in e-books and online access to contents of books, UNESCO Secretary General Irina Bokova has maintained that in celebrating World Book Day, it is important to remember that there can be no book development without consideration for copyright, especially when digitization further exposes books to risks of illicit use.

UNESCO: 2010 World Book Day

The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) says it feels that the "scale and size of this development requires much more consideration".

BBC: The view down into the top quarry - Chwarel Fawr

The folks in Boulder County, Colorado were unfortunately able to see this phenomenon play out first hand on December 4 at a public hearing regarding proposed land use regulations for oil and gas development that are under consideration by the Boulder County Board of Commissioners.

FORBES: Growing Aggression in the Anti-Development Movement