overpopulation

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overpopulation

Overpopulation

1993
Examines the results of demographic changes and illustrates the threat of overpopulation to man and his environment.

An overcrowded world?

our impact on the planet
2002
Explores the impact of Earth's growing population on the environment, discusses whether there are enough resources to meet the needs of the world's population, and considers what can be done about the problem.

World population

2012
Examines world population rates, offering analyses of what the population will be fifty, one hundred, and three hundred years from now and arguing that homelessness, malnutrition, and overcrowding are problems that need to be addressed today before they become unsolvable.

The population explosion

1990
Discusses our continually increasing population, its causes and consequences, and efforts by governments and individuals to control its growth.

Population and overcrowding

2007
Examines extreme overpopulation and poverty in various parts of Africa, increased mortality rates as a result of the AIDS epidemic, and high birth rates.

Pegasus in flight

1991
As an overpopulated future Earth prepares to colonize other planets, telepath Rhyssa Owen, director of the Jerhattan Center for Parapsychics, discovers two unusually gifted children whose psychic abilities could spell Earth's doom.

Countdown

our last, best hope for a future on Earth?
2013
An investigation into the chances for humanity's future, looking at how many humans the planet can hold without capsizing, how robust the Earth's ecosystem must be, what other species are essential to human survival, how to achieve a stable, optimum population, and more.

Overpopulation

2008
An introduction to overpopulation that describes what it is, what causes it, and its affects on the world; and discusses possible solutions.

Overpopulation

crisis or challenge?
1991
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.

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