SOSC 1430 Lecture Notes - Malthusianism, Population Control
13 Oct 2013
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Population & development: intro, population growth in the tw, perspective on population (neo-malthusians people + vrs resources, Social perspective: population policies strategies (technical & social approach) How problems of population relate to development. 3 questions come up when thinkng about population and relation to devt: 1. Or is population growth an effect of poverty?) Life expectancy, fertility (birth rates), migration (voluntary, forced, etc. ) Malthus: in 20th/21st century, conflict beteen people and resources hhas been exacerbated to the capticity of providing for everyone on the panet today. Goriwng hunger as people directly connected to pop growth (evidence) Development is as resource used for growing populations, not to raise living standards) Population control, education with family planning, modern contraceptives/tools to prevent pregnancies = address these problems neo. Emphasis on persuading poor to have less children. Degradation caused by pop. growth? i. e. meat production: un food agency: mid 21st century, production of meat is going to double.
