05175nam 2200673Ia 450 991046209130332120200520144314.00-8179-4533-4(CKB)2670000000276553(EBL)1370742(SSID)ssj0000799020(PQKBManifestationID)11462977(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000799020(PQKBWorkID)10754412(PQKB)11246529(MiAaPQ)EBC3301861(Au-PeEL)EBL3301861(CaPaEBR)ebr10622914(CaONFJC)MIL551713(OCoLC)655018992(EXLCZ)99267000000027655320040225d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPopulation puzzle[electronic resource] boom or bust? /edited by Laura E. Huggins and Hanna SkanderaStanford, Calif. Hoover Institution Pressc20041 online resource (454 p.)Hoover Institution Press publication ;no. 529Description based upon print version of record.0-8179-4532-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 HalweilPopulation, 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. SnyderSNAPSHOT: 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 YoungAre 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 DiseaseDisease -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 FactsIntroductionDrawing 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.Hoover Institution Press publication ;529.OverpopulationPopulationQuality of lifeElectronic books.Overpopulation.Population.Quality of life.304.6/2Huggins Laura E.1976-883280Skandera Hanna1973-880671MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462091303321Population puzzle2207458UNINA