GEOL 1304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Julian (Emperor), Thomas Robert Malthus, Kuznets Curve
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Assumed that poor people were not equal to the wealthy -evolution of the people were being thwarted by poor -steraliztion to prevent poor from breeding population growth rate. 1. 1% 1. 01 males to 1 female 26 % of the world under ag 15 8% over 65. Malthus "s cancel limits to growth wars, famine, destitution , disease (affect lower classes more intensively) Population is the solution to resource scarcity bc people and mart innovate to survive. Neo-malthusian population is the primary winding agent of resource and environmental degredation. I=pat -malthus blamed the poor, but richness is the key contributor. Kuznets curve economic development greatly lower human impact on environment faster than growth rate. Neo-malthusian critic -engineering has greatest impact on environment not population.
