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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462091303321

Titolo

Population puzzle [[electronic resource] ] : boom or bust? / / edited by Laura E. Huggins and Hanna Skandera

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Hoover Institution Press, c2004

ISBN

0-8179-4533-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (454 p.)

Collana

Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; no. 529

Altri autori (Persone)

HugginsLaura E. <1976->

SkanderaHanna <1973->

Disciplina

304.6/2

Soggetti

Overpopulation

Population

Quality of life

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Book Title; Contents; List of Figures and Tables by Part; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Overview; Man's March to "The Summit" - Kenneth Boulding; Part I:  Beginnings; Quick Facts; Introduction; Chapter One:  Framing The Debate; Population, Resources, and Environment: A Survey of the Debate - Ann F. Wolfgram and Maria Sophia Aguirre; An Essay on the Principle of Population - Thomas Malthus; Marx and Engels on Malthus - Ronald L. Meek; Too Many People - Paul R. Ehrlich; Conclusion - Julian Simon; The Population Challenge - Lester R. Brown, Gary Gardner, and Brian Halweil

Population, Resources and the Quest to "Stabilize Human Population": Myths and Realities - Nicholas EberstadtChapter Two:  Ethical Divide; The Contribution of Ethics - J. Philip Wogaman; Human Choices - Joel E. Cohen; Living on a Lifeboat - Garrett Hardin; Ultimately, What Are Your Values? -Julian Simon; Part II:  Population and Natural Resources; Quick Facts; Introduction; Chapter Three:  Water; Governments Failing to Protect Societies fromSpreading Water Scarcity -Worldwatch Institute; Priming the Invisible Pump -Terry L. Anderson and Pamela S. Snyder

SNAPSHOT: Desalination / Cities Look to Sea for Fresh Water - John



RitterChapter Four:  Pollution; Population and Atmosphere -Paul Harrison and Fred Pearce; Take a Deep Breath . . . Air Quality Is Getting Better -Bjørn Lomborg; SNAPSHOT: Global Warming / Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change - United Nations Population Fund; The Scientific Case against the Global Climate Treaty -S. Fred Singer; Chapter Five:  Food; Feeding Nine Billion -Lester R. Brown; Food Security and World Trade Prospects -D. Gale Johnson; Chapter Six:  Land; Concern for Land -Anthony Young

Are We Losing Ground? -Julian SimonSNAPSHOT: Forests / Changing Demands on the World's Forests: Meeting Environmental and Institutional Challenges - Roger A. Sedjo; Chapter Seven:  Energy; The Case for Renewables -Worldwatch Institute; Energy in the Twenty-First Century -Dave Gorak; Part III:  Population and Quality of Life; Quick Facts; Introduction; Chapter Eight:  Fertility; The Contemporary Population Challenge -John C. Caldwell; The Population Explosion Is Over -Ben Wattenberg; SNAPSHOT: Aging / Grey Dawn: The Global Aging Crisis - Peter G. Peterson; Chapter Nine:  Mortality and Disease

Disease -Richard H. RobbinsDeath Makes a Comeback - Nicholas Eberstadt; SNAPSHOT: AIDS / HIV/AIDS Pandemic Spreads Further - Radhika Sarin; Chapter Ten:  Immigration; Migration Washes Over Ambivalent America -Alvin Powell; Muddled Masses -Stuart Anderson; SNAPSHOT: Migration / Global Shifts in Population - RAND; Chapter Eleven:  War and Violence; The Transformation of Security -Michael Renner; The Security Dynamics of Demographic Factors -Brian Nichiporuk; SNAPSHOT: Conflict / Violent Conflicts Continue to Decline - Michael Renner; Part IV:  Population and Prosperity; Quick Facts

Introduction

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing from government reports, think tank studies, scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, and books, this insightful overview offers a range of contrasting viewpoints and policy perspectives on the major issues concerning world population growth, with particular emphasis on the impact of population trends on the United States.