Is the Planet Full?
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 15 May 2014
- ISBN 9780199677771
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages260 pages
- Size 237x162x24 mm
- Weight 558 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 21 Figures, 10 Tables 0
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Short description:
Can our planet support the demands of the ten billion people anticipated to be the world's population by the middle of this century? This book explores the contexts, costs, and benefits of a burgeoning population on our economic, social, and environmental systems.
MoreLong description:
What are the impacts of population growth? Can our planet support the demands of the ten billion people anticipated to be the world's population by the middle of this century?
While it is common to hear about the problems of overpopulation, might there be unexplored benefits of increasing numbers of people in the world? How can we both consider and harness the potential benefits brought by a healthier, wealthier and larger population? May more people mean more scientists to discover how our world works, more inventors and thinkers to help solve the world's problems, more skilled people to put these ideas into practice?
In this book, leading academics with a wide range of expertise in demography, philosophy, biology, climate science, economics and environmental sustainability explore the contexts, costs and benefits of a burgeoning population on our economic, social and environmental systems.
Its [the book's] strengths lie in collecting together the diverse opinions of different thought leaders to provide a holistic interdisciplinary discourse around how we treat the planet and each other. A noteworthy overview of how we manage global issues, Is the Planet Full? is recommended for anyone interested in understanding what an increasing global population means to our present and future.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Optimum Population, Welfare Economics, and Inequality
Overpopulation or Underpopulation?
Demographic and Environmental Transitions
Towards a Contemporary Understanding of the Limits to Growth
How can 9-10 Billion People be Fed Sustainably and Equitably by 2050?
Water Scarcity on a Blue Planet
The Metabolism of a Human-Dominated Planet
Safe, Effective, and Affordable Health Care for a Bulging Population
Sourcing Mineral Resources: Problems and Solutions
Governance Matters Most
