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That really depends on how you define civilization.

If by civilized you mean people have a roof over their head, communities of some size that work together, trade, etc sure there's a version of that which doesn't have a massive environmental impact.

If civilization includes huge city centers, centralized agriculture, broad reaching industries, centralized power distribution, regular air travel, etc then no I can't personally see that being done without massive impact.

My personal opinion is that centralized industry and infrastructure is a lynchpin in massive environmental impact. I don't think we can have the former without the latter.



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