SOC102H1 Study Guide - Thomas Robert Malthus, Demographic Transition, Urban Density
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Examines the interactions between human society and the built environment, and problems that emerge from these interactions. Some worry that we face insuperable population problems. Others are not given to worry at all. A commitment to using technology for the good of humanity. One population-related problem relates to the imperfections in how societies are organized (cities: the continued growth of the world"s population only worsens our urban problems by making them larger and more complex. Another problem is the rapidity of population growth and urbanization. Worldwide growth rates peaked in the 70s and have been in decline for several years now. Population growth occurs unevenly around the world, with most developed nations, experiencing 0 or <0 growth. Massimo livi-bacci predicts that developing countries will account for approx 95% of world population increase. Other problems: location, immigration, internal migration, crowing and depopulation.
