Beyond Malthus: The Nineteen Dimensions of the Population Challenge (The Worldwatch Environmental Alert Series)

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Synopsis
On the bicentennial of Malthus' legendary essay on the tendency of population to grow more rapidly than the food supply, this book examines the impacts of population growth on 19 global resources and services, including food, fresh water, fisheries, jobs, education, income and health. Despite current hype of a 'birth dearth' in parts of Europe and Japan, the fact remains that human numbers are projected to increase by over 3 billion by 2050. Populations in rapidly growing nations are in danger of outstripping the carrying capacity of their natural support systems and governments in such situations will find it increasingly hard to respond to crises such as AIDS, food and water shortages and mass unemployment. Beyond Malthus examines methods such as the expansion of international family planning, investment in educating young people in the developing world and promotion of a shift towards smaller families which will represent the most humane response to the possible ravages of the population explosion.
Copyright:
1999

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781134196654
Related ISBNs:
9781315071589, 9781853836565, 9781853836565, 9781138164437, 9781138164437
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Worldwatch Institute, 2
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Medicine
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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