Analyzing the global population crisis : asking questions, evaluating evidence, and designing solutions
Title
:
Analyzing the global population crisis : asking questions, evaluating evidence, and designing solutions
Personal Author EPSB
:
Philip, Steele
Summary
:
The world's population has more than doubled in the past fifty years, which has strained natural resources, increased pollution, and harmed many plants and animals. This book examines demography around the world, covering immigration, refugees, urbanization, poverty, trade, and access to water and food. Controversial issues such as eugenics and abortion are also discussed in terms of their impact on population and birth rates, providing readers with various perspectives to critique this complex issue.
Year Published
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2019,
2017
Series
:
Analyzing environmental change.
Physical Description
:
48 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Note
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Includes glossary and index.
Subject
:
Overpopulation.
Population.
Human ecology.
Environmental degradation.
Summary
:
The world's population has more than doubled in the past fifty years, which has strained natural resources, increased pollution, and harmed many plants and animals. This book examines demography around the world, covering immigration, refugees, urbanization, poverty, trade, and access to water and food. Controversial issues such as eugenics and abortion are also discussed in terms of their impact on population and birth rates, providing readers with various perspectives to critique this complex issue.
ISBN
:
9781502639417
9781502639424
Publisher
:
New York : Cavendish Square, 2019.
©2017.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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| Mount Pleasant | TCR 363.91 STE | Teacher resource | 30152000265036 | Checked out |
| Mount Pleasant | TCR 363.91 STE | Teacher resource | 30152000265044 | Checked out |