Population Problems
Topical Issues
Will be published approx. on 18. January 2000
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-90-5699-230-9 (ISBN)
Description
The effects of the rapidly expanding human population on the environment and the planet's future is a matter of increasing concern and lively debate. This timely collection of essays discusses some of the most important aspects of the population growth phenomenon and offers potential solutions. Chapters analyse population dynamics, carrying capacity of the environment, water and food supply, effects on tribal societies, and the AIDS pandemic.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Postgraduate and Professional
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-5699-230-9 (9789056992309)
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Persons
J. Rose University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
Content
Preface, List of Contributors, 1 Population Growth, Agenda 21 and the Survival of a Natural Morality, 2 Population and the Environmental Crisis, 3 Potential Carrying Capacity of the Human Population, 4 Population Dynamics: Why We Can Sit Back and Watch Fertility Fall, 5 Panorama of Fertility Control in the World, 6 Worldwide Water Demand-Supply Imbalances: Rising Threats, Diminishing Prospects for Solutions, 7 Population, Food and Water in the 21st Century, 8 Population and Environment: Case Studies from Tribal Societies, 9 AIDS in Developing Countries: A Comparative Epidemiologic Analysis, Index