LEADER 05142nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910818977403321 005 20230617032728.0 010 $a0-8179-4533-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000276553 035 $a(EBL)1370742 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000799020 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11462977 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000799020 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10754412 035 $a(PQKB)11246529 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3301861 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3301861 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10622914 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL551713 035 $a(OCoLC)655018992 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000276553 100 $a20040225d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPopulation puzzle$b[electronic resource] $eboom or bust? /$fedited by Laura E. Huggins and Hanna Skandera 210 $aStanford, Calif. $cHoover Institution Press$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (454 p.) 225 1 $aHoover Institution Press publication ;$vno. 529 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8179-4532-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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 327 $aPopulation, 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 327 $aSNAPSHOT: 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 327 $aAre 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 327 $aDisease -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 327 $aIntroduction 330 $aDrawing from government reports, think tank studies, scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, and books, this insightful overview offers a range of contrasting viewpoints and policy perspectives on the major issues concerning world population growth, with particular emphasis on the impact of population trends on the United States. 410 0$aHoover Institution Press publication ;$v529. 606 $aOverpopulation 606 $aPopulation 606 $aQuality of life 615 0$aOverpopulation. 615 0$aPopulation. 615 0$aQuality of life. 676 $a304.6/2 701 $aHuggins$b Laura E.$f1976-$0883280 701 $aSkandera$b Hanna$f1973-$01653371 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818977403321 996 $aPopulation puzzle$94004666 997 $aUNINA