FIGURE 9.9 Photo Essay: Human Impacts on the Biosphere in East Asia Economic development in East Asia has often proceeded without adequate environmental protection or safeguards for human health. Here we focus on the Three Gorges Dam, air pollution, and energy issues. 9.9a Courtesy STR/AFP/Getty Images, 9.9b Courtesy Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images, 9.9c Courtesy China Photos/Getty Images, 9.9d Courtesy Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE