In 1999, the world celebrated the dubious holiday “Six Billion People” day. As experts forecast 8 billion people worldwide before the year 2040, we require impartial and authoritative answers to questions about the population explosion: Will food become scarce in the future? Will epidemics become more difficult to control? And what will be the impact of increasing population on global climate, wilderness areas, and biodiversity? Packed with meticulously rese… More >>
World Population: A Reference Handbook
The second updated edition of WORLD POPULATION adds to the ‘Contemporary World Issues’ and also stands well alone, packing in details on world population statistics, issues, and debates about changing populations, aging populations, and offering biographical sketches of scholars and researchers on the topic. Both high school and college-level collections strong in world social issues will find this an invaluable reference key to understanding and discussing some of the major issues associated with population trends and changes.
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