Population Consumption And The Environment

Author : Audrey Chapman,Rodney L. Petersen,Barbara Smith-Moran
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028579287

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Consumption, Population, and Sustainability by Audrey Chapman,Rodney L. Petersen,Barbara Smith-Moran Pdf

The combined contributions of science and religion to resolving environmental problems are far greater than each could offer working in isolation. Scientific findings are central to understanding the impact of human populations on the environment, but a more ecologically sustainable future will require radical changes in values, lifestyle choices, and consumption patterns -- a revolution that falls squarely within the domain of the religious community. Consumption, Population, and Sustainability is an outgrowth of a conference sponsored jointly by the Boston Theological Institute and the American Association for the Advancement of Science that brought together more than 250 scientists and people of religious faith to discuss the environmental impact of consumption patterns and population trends, and to consider alternative and more equitable value systems, economic arrangements, and technologies that will be necessary for achieving a more sustainable future. The book: provides a brief history of the dialogue between science and religion on environmental issues outlines potential contributions of the religious community to the debate about global sustainability offers a science-based assessment of issues such as carrying capacity, sustainability indicators, and the environmental impacts of consumer-based lifestyles considers religious and theological perspectives on consumption and population from a variety of viewpoints including Roman Catholic, Jewish, Greek Orthodox, and Islamic examines the ethical and policy dimensions of reorienting today's consumer society to one more focused on values, spiritual growth, and relationships. Both the scientific and religious communities can make important contributions to understanding and responding to the impact of population growth and consumption patterns on environmental sustainability. This volume represents a significant step in establishing an ongoing dialogue between the communities, and provides a thought-provoking overview of the issues for scientists, theologians, and anyone concerned with the future of global sustainability.

Author : Ronald Gene Ridker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : UOM:39015023109005

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Population, Resources, and the Environment by Ronald Gene Ridker Pdf

Author : Rick Searle
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780889206144

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Population Growth, Resource Consumption, and the Environment by Rick Searle Pdf

A public-policy summary of the academic chapters presented at the 1993 Whistler Conference “Population, Consumption and the Environment” in which scholars from the world religions and the aboriginal traditions, as well as scientists, demographers, philosophers and economists from Canada, the U.S., Africa, Japan and India examined the double-sided problem of population pressure and excess consumption, and the resulting degradation of the environment.

Author : Brian C. O'Neill,F. Landis MacKellar,Wolfgang Lutz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005-09-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521018021

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Population and Climate Change by Brian C. O'Neill,F. Landis MacKellar,Wolfgang Lutz Pdf

Population and Climate Change provides the first systematic in-depth treatment of links between two major themes of the 21st century: population growth (and associated demographic trends such as aging) and climate change. It is written by a multidisciplinary team of authors from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis who integrate both natural science and social science perspectives in a way that is comprehensible to members of both communities. The book will be of primary interest to researchers in the fields of climate change, demography, and economics. It will also be useful to policy-makers and NGOs dealing with issues of population dynamics and climate change, and to teachers and students in courses such as environmental studies, demography, climatology, economics, earth systems science, and international relations.

Author : Paul R. Ehrlich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1568495870

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The Population Bomb by Paul R. Ehrlich Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1048667831

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Population, Consumption and the Environment 2015 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lori M. Hunter,Clark Gray,Jacques Véron
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030764333

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International Handbook of Population and Environment by Lori M. Hunter,Clark Gray,Jacques Véron Pdf

This handbook presents a timely and comprehensive overview of theory, data, methods and research findings that connect human population dynamics and environmental context. It presents regional summaries of empirical findings on migration and environmental connections and summarizes environmental impacts of migration – such as urbanization and deforestation. It also offers background on the health implications of environmental conditions such as climate change, natural disasters, scarcity of natural resources, as well as on resource scarcity and fertility, gender considerations in population and environment, and the connections between population size, growth, composition and carbon emissions. This handbook helps readers to better understand the complexities within population-environment connections, in addition to some of the opportunities and challenges within environmental demography. As such this collection is an invaluable resource for students, researchers, and policy analysts in the areas of demography, migration, fertility, health and mortality, as well as environmental, global and development studies.

Author : Ben Zuckerman,David Jefferson
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0867209666

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Human Population and the Environmental Crisis by Ben Zuckerman,David Jefferson Pdf

Discusses environmental problems, policies, ethical, and scientific concerns arising from the impact of overpopulation on our planet.

Author : Parker G. Marden,Dennis Hodgson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:49015000926866

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Population, Environment, and the Quality of Life by Parker G. Marden,Dennis Hodgson Pdf

Author : Norman Myers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015025007348

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Population, Resources, and the Environment by Norman Myers Pdf

Author : Laurie Ann Mazur
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781597268790

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Beyond the Numbers by Laurie Ann Mazur Pdf

Beyond the Numbers presents a thought-provoking series of essays by leading authorities on issues of population and consumption. The essays both define the poles of debate and explore common ground beyond the polarized rhetoric. Specific chapters consider each of the broad topics addressed at the International Conference on Population and Development held in September 1994 in Cairo, Egypt. The essays are supplemented by sidebars and short articles featuring more-impassioned voices that highlight issues of interest not fully explored in the overviews. As well as providing a sense of the difficulties involved in dealing with these issues, the essays make clear that constructive action is possible. Topics covered include: the interrelationships between population, economic growth, consumption, and development the history of population and family planning efforts gender equality and the empowerment of women reproductive rights, reproductive health, family planning, health and mortality

Author : Paul Harrison
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : UOM:39076001345847

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The Third Revolution by Paul Harrison Pdf

A renowned writer on the environment shows how population growth, rising consumption, and damaging technologies have combined to create the biggest environmental crisis in human history, spurring agricultural and industrial revolutions and perhaps speeding up the third revolution--the transition to sustainable development.

Author : Ian Angus,Simon Butler
Publisher : Haymarket Books
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781608461400

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Too Many People? by Ian Angus,Simon Butler Pdf

Too Many People? provides a clear, well-documented, and popularly written refutation of the idea that "overpopulation" is a major cause of environmental destruction, arguing that a focus on human numbers not only misunderstands the causes of the crisis, it dangerously weakens the movement for real solutions. No other book challenges modern overpopulation theory so clearly and comprehensively, providing invaluable insights for the layperson and environmental scholars alike. Ian Angus is editor of the ecosocialist journal Climate and Capitalism, and Simon Butler is co-editor of Green Left Weekly.

Author : Harold G. Coward
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0791426718

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Population, Consumption, and the Environment by Harold G. Coward Pdf

Shows how the major world religions view the environmental problems of over population and excess resource consumption, and how they approach possible solutions.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Board on Environmental Change and Society
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309306379

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Can Earth's and Society's Systems Meet the Needs of 10 Billion People? by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Board on Environmental Change and Society Pdf

The Earth's population, currently 7.2 billion, is expected to rise at a rapid rate over the next 40 years. Current projections state that the Earth will need to support 9.6 billion people by the year 2050, a figure that climbs to nearly 11 billion by the year 2100. At the same time, most people envision a future Earth with a greater average standard of living than we currently have - and, as a result, greater consumption of our planetary resources. How do we prepare our planet for a future population of 10 billion? How can this population growth be achieved in a manner that is sustainable from an economic, social, and environmental perspective? Can Earth's and Society's Systems Meet the Needs of 10 Billion People? is the summary of a multi-disciplinary workshop convened by the National Academies in October 2013 to explore how to increase the world's population to 10 billion in a sustainable way while simultaneously increasing the well-being and standard of living for that population. This report examines key issues in the science of sustainability that are related to overall human population size, population growth, aging populations, migration toward cities, differential consumption, and land use change, by different subpopulations, as viewed through the lenses of both social and natural science.