Explores topics and issues related to world population growth, such as demographics, population density and distribution, food production, and the use of natural resources.
Presents opposing views on issues related to population growth. Examines whether there is a population problem and debates the impact of population growth on the environment, world hunger, and humanity's survival. Considers the effects of immigration on America's population as well as the legitimacy of population control policies.
Discusses the economic, political, and moral aspects of global overpopulation and the subsequent pressures placed on the world's natural resources and life support systems.
Introduces low-reading-level students to the effects of global population growth, discussing such topics as disease and the development of modern medicines, the strain on the earth's resources, and ways to reduce the effects of overpopulation.
Studies the effects of uncontrolled population growth on the global environment, which results in dangerous pressures on natural resources, wildlife, air, water, and living space.
Contains a collection of essays that examine the global consequences of continued population growth and considers the various options for dealing with its impact on the environment and natural resources.
