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Beyond Malthus Nineteen Dimensions of the Population Challenge

by: Brown, Lester R.; Gardner, Gary T.; Halweil, Brian

Beyond Malthus Nineteen Dimensions of the Population Challenge

by: Brown, Lester R.; Gardner, Gary T.; Halweil, Brian

ISBN 13:
9780393319064
ISBN 10:
0393319067
Edition: 00
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 04/17/1999
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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Summary

On the bicentennial of Malthus's legendary essay on the tendency for population to grow more rapidly than the food supply, the question facing the world is not whether population growth will slow, but how.

Acknowledgments	p. 7
Foreword	p. 11
The Population Challenge	p. 17
Population Growth and ...	p. 31
Grain Production	p. 33
Fresh Water	p. 37
Biodiversity	p. 41
Energy	p. 45
Oceanic Fish Catch	p. 49
Jobs	p. 53
Infectious Disease	p. 57
Cropland	p. 61
Forests	p. 65
Housing	p. 69
Climate Change	p. 73
Materials	p. 77
Urbanization	p. 81
Protected Natural Areas	p. 85
Education	p. 89
Waste	p. 93
Conflict	p. 97
Meat Production	p. 101
Income	p. 105
Conclusion	p. 109
The Emergence of Demographic Fatigue	p. 111
Notes	p. 139
Index	p. 161
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Beyond Malthus Nineteen Dimensions of the Population Challenge

Beyond Malthus Nineteen Dimensions of the Population Challenge

9780393319064

0393319067

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