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The myth of superabundance refers to the belief that earth has more than sufficient natural resources to satisfy humanity's needs, and that no matter how much of these resources humanity uses, the planet will continuously replenish the supply. Although the idea had existed previously among conservationists, it was not given a name until Stewart Udall's 1964 book ''The Quiet Crisis''. Udall explains the myth: "There was so much of everything - so much land, so much water, so much timber, so many birds and beasts"〔 that man simply did not envision a time where the planet would not replenish what had been sowed. It was in the area of Thomas Jefferson's presidency that began in 1801 that humanity saw the beginnings of the myth of superabundance, leading America into overuse of natural resources for the greater part of the nineteenth century.〔 According to George Colpitts’ ''Game in the Garden'', "No theme became as integral to western promotion as natural abundance." 〔 Promotional literature produced after 1890 invoked the western principle that God had provided plenty for people who settled in the west. Abundance wasn’t just thought of or promoted as a lot, but that all of nature and its resources would provide a consistent sustenance.〔 == Early manifestations == Originally, the only land damage that was done was of primitive nature, "mountain men and their beaver traps,"〔 but the technological advances made in the period of the Industrial Revolution allowed for larger scale damage thanks to mechanical machines. Humanity entered into a state of mind where waste was foreseeable. The richness of soils, minerals, forests, and wildlife resources allowed humanity to think American land would never fail them; this was a definitive problem that many ignored. In 1784, John Filson wrote ''The Discovery, Settlement And present State of Kentucke'',〔 which included the chapter "The Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boon". This work represents one of the earliest instance of the myth of superabundance, acting as something of a promotional ad enticing settlers to Kentucky based on the abundance of resources to be found there.〔 The Google ngram view provides an interesting perspective on the use of "superabundance" in books over time. To see a chart of usage from 1700 to the present, see (historical chart ). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Myth of superabundance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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