Reassessing the earth’s population

Population growth is outstripping the capacity of the Earth's food systems to support its inhabitants. The inevitable result will be increasing environmental degradation & lowering of living standards. Policy aimed at population stabilization is the only sensible option to ensure continued...

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Published in:Society (New Brunswick) 1995-05, Vol.32 (4), p.7-10
Main Author: Brown, Lester R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Demography
Environmental Protection
Family planning
Foreign Affairs
Futures (of Society)
Population
Population Growth
Population Policy
Social research
Sustainable development
World Population
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Summary:Population growth is outstripping the capacity of the Earth's food systems to support its inhabitants. The inevitable result will be increasing environmental degradation & lowering of living standards. Policy aimed at population stabilization is the only sensible option to ensure continued human welfare. Such policy must include several basic elements: (1) recognition of the basic right to control fertility & the benefits of family planning; (2) assessment of food-carrying capacity & its integration into policy parameters; (3) public education regarding the benefits of planning for small families; (4) provision of more accessible family planning; & (5) adoption of measures such as literacy improvement programs to combat the causes of high fertility. 5 References. D. Generoli
ISSN:0147-2011
1936-4725
DOI:10.1007/BF02693317