The Population Explosion

Author : Paul R. Ehrlich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1568495870

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The Population Bomb by Paul R. Ehrlich Pdf

Author : John Becklake,Sue Becklake
Publisher : Franklin Watts
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Birth control
ISBN : 0749601213

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The Population Explosion by John Becklake,Sue Becklake Pdf

Discusses our continually increasing population, its causes and consequences, and efforts by governments and individuals to control its growth.

Author : Ewan McLeish
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1435853563

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Population Explosion by Ewan McLeish Pdf

Examines some of the negative impacts of the earth's population explosion; this concept is tempered with the potentially sustainable solutions that may be available to offset this impact.

Author : Paul R. Ehrlich,Anne H. Ehrlich
Publisher : Touchstone
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Human ecology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105008507134

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The Population Explosion by Paul R. Ehrlich,Anne H. Ehrlich Pdf

"From global warming to rain forest destruction, famine, and air and water pollution--why overpopulation is our #1 environmental problem"--Jacket subtitle.

Author : Carole R. McCann
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780295999111

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Figuring the Population Bomb by Carole R. McCann Pdf

Figuring the Population Bomb traces the genealogy of twentieth-century demographic �facts� that created a mathematical panic about a looming population explosion. This narrative was popularized in the 1970s in Paul Ehrlich�s best-selling book The Population Bomb, which pathologized population growth in the Global South by presenting a doomsday scenario of widespread starvation resulting from that growth. Carole McCann uses an archive of foundational texts, disciplinary histories, participant reminiscences, and organizational records to reveal the gendered geopolitical grounds of the specialized mathematical culture, bureaucratic organization, and intertextual hierarchy that gave authority to the concept of population explosion. These demographic theories and measurement practices ignited the population �crisis� and moved nations to interfere in women�s reproductive lives. Figuring the Population Bomb concludes that mid-twentieth-century demographic figures remain authoritative to this day in framing the context of transnational feminist activism for reproductive justice.

Author : Dennis A. Ahlburg,Allen C. Kelley,Karen Oppenheim Mason
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783662032398

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The Impact of Population Growth on Well-being in Developing Countries by Dennis A. Ahlburg,Allen C. Kelley,Karen Oppenheim Mason Pdf

This book examines the nature and significance of the impact of population growth on the weIl-being of developing countries-in particular, the effects on economic growth, education, health, food supply, housing, poverty, and the environment. In addition, because family planning programmes often significantly affect population growth, the study examines the impacts of family planning on fertility and health, and the human rights implications of family planning programmes. In considering the book's conclusions about the impact of population growth on development, four caveats should be noted. First, the effects of population growth vary from place to place and over time. Thus, blanket statements about overall effects often cannot be made. Where possible, the authors note the contexts in which population effects are strongest and weakest. Second, all of the outcomes examined in this book are influenced by factors other than population growth. Moreover, the impact of population growth may itself vary according to the presence or absence of other factors. This again makes bl anket statements about the effects of population growth difficult. Throughout the chapters, the authors try to identify other relevant factors that influence the outcomes we discuss or that influence the impact of population growth on those outcomes.

Author : Emily Klancher Merchant
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ISBN : 9780197558942

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Building the Population Bomb by Emily Klancher Merchant Pdf

'Building the Population Bomb' carefully examines how the rise of the world's human population came to be understood as problematic by scientists and governments across the globe. It challenges our assumption of population growth as inherently problematic by demonstrating how it is our anxieties over population growth - and not population growth itself - that have detracted from the pursuit of economic, environmental, and reproductive justice.

Author : Philip Cafaro,Eileen Crist
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780820343853

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Life on the Brink by Philip Cafaro,Eileen Crist Pdf

Life on the Brink aspires to reignite a robust discussion of population issues among environmentalists, environmental studies scholars, policymakers, and the general public. Some of the leading voices in the American environmental movement restate the case that population growth is a major force behind many of our most serious ecological problems, including global climate change, habitat loss and species extinctions, air and water pollution, and food and water scarcity. As we surpass seven billion world inhabitants, contributors argue that ending population growth worldwide and in the United States is a moral imperative that deserves renewed commitment. Hailing from a range of disciplines and offering varied perspectives, these essays hold in common a commitment to sharing resources with other species and a willingness to consider what will be necessary to do so. In defense of nature and of a vibrant human future, contributors confront hard issues regarding contraception, abortion, immigration, and limits to growth that many environmentalists have become too timid or politically correct to address in recent years. Ending population growth will not happen easily. Creating genuinely sustainable societies requires major change to economic systems and ethical values coupled with clear thinking and hard work. Life on the Brink is an invitation to join the discussion about the great work of building a better future. Contributors: Albert Bartlett, Joseph Bish, Lester Brown, Tom Butler, Philip Cafaro, Martha Campbell, William R. Catton Jr., Eileen Crist, Anne Ehrlich, Paul Ehrlich, Robert Engelman, Dave Foreman, Amy Gulick, Ronnie Hawkins, Leon Kolankiewicz, Richard Lamm, Jeffrey McKee, Stephanie Mills, Roderick Nash, Tim Palmer, Charmayne Palomba, William Ryerson, Winthrop Staples III, Captain Paul Watson, Don Weeden, George Wuerthner.

Author : Darrell Bricker,John Ibbitson
Publisher : Signal
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780771050893

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Empty Planet by Darrell Bricker,John Ibbitson Pdf

From the authors of the bestselling The Big Shift, a provocative argument that the global population will soon begin to decline, dramatically reshaping the social, political, and economic landscape. For half a century, statisticians, pundits, and politicians have warned that a burgeoning planetary population will soon overwhelm the earth's resources. But a growing number of experts are sounding a different kind of alarm. Rather than growing exponentially, they argue, the global population is headed for a steep decline. Throughout history, depopulation was the product of catastrophe: ice ages, plagues, the collapse of civilizations. This time, however, we're thinning ourselves deliberately, by choosing to have fewer babies than we need to replace ourselves. In much of the developed and developing world, that decline is already underway, as urbanization, women's empowerment, and waning religiosity lead to smaller and smaller families. In Empty Planet, Ibbitson and Bricker travel from South Florida to Sao Paulo, Seoul to Nairobi, Brussels to Delhi to Beijing, drawing on a wealth of research and firsthand reporting to illustrate the dramatic consequences of this population decline--and to show us why the rest of the developing world will soon join in. They find that a smaller global population will bring with it a number of benefits: fewer workers will command higher wages; good jobs will prompt innovation; the environment will improve; the risk of famine will wane; and falling birthrates in the developing world will bring greater affluence and autonomy for women. But enormous disruption lies ahead, too. We can already see the effects in Europe and parts of Asia, as aging populations and worker shortages weaken the economy and impose crippling demands on healthcare and social security. The United States is well-positioned to successfully navigate these coming demographic shifts--that is, unless growing isolationism and anti-immigrant backlash lead us to close ourselves off just as openness becomes more critical to our survival than ever before. Rigorously researched and deeply compelling, Empty Planet offers a vision of a future that we can no longer prevent--but one that we can shape, if we choose.

Author : Pierre Desrochers,Joanna Szurmak
Publisher : Gwpf Books
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : 0993119034

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Population Bombed! by Pierre Desrochers,Joanna Szurmak Pdf

Many scholars, writers, activists and policy-makers have linked growth in population to environmental degradation, especially catastrophic climate change. In the last few years, however, a number of writers and academics have documented significant improvements in human wellbeing, pointing to longer lifespans, improved health, abundant resources and a general improvement in the environment. Population Bombed! addresses the main shortcomings of arguments advanced by both population control advocates and optimistic writers, explaining how economic prosperity and a cleaner environment are the direct results of both population growth and humanity's increased use of fossil fuels and showing how campaigns against the spread of fossil fuels will cause misery in the developing world, fuel poverty in advanced economies, and will inevitably wreak havoc on the natural world.

Author : Michael M. Andregg
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780761367154

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Seven Billion and Counting by Michael M. Andregg Pdf

October 31, 2011, marked an uneasy milestone for Planet Earth. On this day, the global population surpassed seven billion. What does that mean for a world that, until the nineteenth century, was home to less than one billion people? Experts say it means the planet is in trouble. Some wonder if Earth will even be able to sustain human life at its current rate of growth. Will there be enough food for everyone? Will conflicts over land increase? How will the environment be affected? Can humanity survive the predicted disasters? More than a simple case of running out of space, the population crisis is interwoven with a host of other issues?from climate change and resource management to war, disease, and poverty. Discover how all these factors converge to place an entire planet in crisis mode?and explore what sort of responses that crisis may require.

Author : Trevor Hedberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351037006

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The Environmental Impact of Overpopulation by Trevor Hedberg Pdf

This book examines the link between population growth and environmental impact and explores the implications of this connection for the ethics of procreation. In light of climate change, species extinctions, and other looming environmental crises, Trevor Hedberg argues that we have a collective moral duty to halt population growth to prevent environmental harms from escalating. This book assesses a variety of policies that could help us meet this moral duty, confronts the conflict between protecting the welfare of future people and upholding procreative freedom, evaluates the ethical dimensions of individual procreative decisions, and sketches the implications of population growth for issues like abortion and immigration. It is not a book of tidy solutions: Hedberg highlights some scenarios where nothing we can do will enable us to avoid treating some people unjustly. In such scenarios, the overall objective is to determine which of our available options will minimize the injustice that occurs. This book will be of great interest to those studying environmental ethics, environmental policy, climate change, sustainability, and population policy.

Author : Wolfgang Lutz,William P. Butz,Samir KC
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 737 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198813422

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World Population and Human Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Wolfgang Lutz,William P. Butz,Samir KC Pdf

Condensed into a detailed analysis and a selection of continent-wide datasets, this revised edition of World Population & Human Capital in the Twenty-First Century addresses the role of educational attainment in global population trends and models. Presenting the full chapter text of the original edition alongside a concise selection of data, it summarizes past trends in fertility, mortality, migration, and education, and examines relevant theories to identify key determining factors. Deriving from a global survey of hundreds of experts and five expert meetings on as many continents, World Population & Human Capital in the Twenty-First Century: An Overview emphasizes alternative trends in human capital, new ways of studying ageing and the quantification of alternative population, and education pathways in the context of global sustainable development. It is an ideal companion to the county specific online Wittgenstein Centre Data Explorer.

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Working Group on Population Growth and Economic Development
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1986-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309036412

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Population Growth and Economic Development by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Working Group on Population Growth and Economic Development Pdf

This book addresses nine relevant questions: Will population growth reduce the growth rate of per capita income because it reduces the per capita availability of exhaustible resources? How about for renewable resources? Will population growth aggravate degradation of the natural environment? Does more rapid growth reduce worker output and consumption? Do rapid growth and greater density lead to productivity gains through scale economies and thereby raise per capita income? Will rapid population growth reduce per capita levels of education and health? Will it increase inequality of income distribution? Is it an important source of labor problems and city population absorption? And, finally, do the economic effects of population growth justify government programs to reduce fertility that go beyond the provision of family planning services?

Author : Claire Jones,Steve J. Gadler,Paul H. Engstrom
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1071033339

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˜Theœ Population Explosion by Claire Jones,Steve J. Gadler,Paul H. Engstrom Pdf