Is the planet full? /

Is the planet full? /

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014. ©2014
Description:	xiii, 245 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Population -- Environmental aspects. Overpopulation. Population Density. Population Dynamics. Demography. Population -- Environmental aspects Overpopulation.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10075144

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Other authors / contributors:	Goldin, Ian, 1955- editor.
ISBN:	9780199677771 0199677778
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"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?"--Front inside flap of book jacket.

Table of Contents:

List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
List of Contributors
1. Introduction
2. Optimum population, Welfare Economics, and Inequality
3. Overpopulation or Underpopulation?
4. Demographic and Environmental Transitions
5. Towards a Contemporary Understanding of the Limits to Growth
6. How can 9-10 Billion People be Fed Sustainably and Equitably By 2050?
7. Water Scarcity on a Blue Planet
8. The Metabolism of a Human-Dominated Planet
9. Safe, Effective, and Affordable Health Care for a Bulging Population
10. Sourcing Mineral Resources-Problems and Solutions
11. Governance Matters Most
Index