Full House: Reassessing the Earth’s Population Carrying Capacity (Routledge Library Editions: Demography #2)

By: Lester R. Brown and Hal Kane

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Synopsis: Originally published in 1995, after decades of steady growth, this book was written at a time when the world’s food supply was no longer keeping up with population increases. This book examines the causes of the imbalance in the food/population equation and suggests ways in which Malthusian checks can be countered. It calls for an international strategy to restore global security, and a budget to implement it, with a massive redirection of the world’s financial resources. On one side of the argument the authors advocate increased expenditure on family planning services, education, and women’s rights. On the other, they stress the environmental importance of reforestation and soil conservation schemes to halt the deterioration of the agricultural resource base.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 268 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781000934861
Related ISBNs:: 9781032548418, 9781032548401, 9781003427728
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 10/02/23
Copyrighted By:: Worldwatch Institute
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Earth Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics
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Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.