GEOG 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Carrying Capacity, Sustainable Development, United Nations Conference On Sustainable Development
13 Aug 2020
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English clergymen and economist credited with theory stating population is. Food supply at a linear rate and people like sex. Technological improvements shifted labor demands leaving many unemployed. Thought population would one day exhaust food supply (not right yet but it may be coming) Marx and engels thought problem was unequal distribution of food (combo) Ignores there is a finite amount that can be produced carrying capacity (neo. Has been a movement to limit world population especially in non-core regions. Core wants family planning programs for non-core, they want economic. Series of world conference where views have flip/flopped 74, 84, finally 94. Most believe best family planning policies include equality for women (lower tfr) International agencies pushing for equality for women. Debate continues over the need to reduce population growth. Must consider moral, religious, and personal freedom. Helps to anticipate problems in the future and plan for them. To understand what the current problems are and how to fix them.
