This timely collection of essays discusses some of the most important aspects of the population growth phenomenon, and offers potential solutions.
The effects of the rapidly expanding human population on the environment and the planet's future is a matter of increasing concern and lively debate. This timely collection of essays discusses some of the most important aspects of the population growth phenomenon and offers potential solutions. Chapters analyse population dynamics, carrying capacity of the environment, water and food supply, effects on tribal societies, and the AIDS pandemic.
Preface vii List of Contributors xi Population Growth, Agenda 21 and the Survival of a Natural Morality 1(18) S. Frost K. Gardiner Population and the Environmental Crisis 19(10) R. R. White Potential Carrying Capacity of the Human Population 29(6) S. Murai Population Dynamics: Why We can Sit Back and Watch Fertility Fall 35(12) V. D. Abernethy Panorama of Fertility Control in the World 47(30) M. Biegelmann-Massari S. Bateman Novaes Worldwide Water Demand-Supply Imbalances: Rising Threats, Diminishing Prospects for Solutions 77(16) G. J. Stolnitz Population, Food and Water in the 21st Century 93(18) J. I. Uitto Population and Environment: Case Studies from Tribal Societies 111(22) T. R. Williams AIDS in Developing Countries: A Comparative Epidemiologic Analysis 133(30) G. W. Lowis E. van Teijlingen W. Sheremata Index 163
J. Rose University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
