SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Kingsley Davis, Demographic Transition, Social Disorganization Theory
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0 8 / 0 7 / 2 0 1 3 | 1. Lecture 2: population, urban life and the environment. Cities are the unique human contribution to the competition between nature and humans. Cities are the perfect venue in which to study the interconnection between populations and environments. But we must consider population processes, since cities are collections of people. Societies are made up of people who need food and occupy space. Food and space are limited for every living species. The world"s population has been rising exponentially over the past two centuries. Has led to a great concern about overpopulation and its effects on the. Can the human race survive the increase of population size? environment. Several demographic variables have an effect on the environment, the first of which is population size. A large population puts more pressure on the natural environment than a small population.
