Beyond 7 billion: Bending the population curveLos Angeles TimesThese were among the consequences of rapid global population growth documented in a five-part series in The Times in July. Now, Opinion has invited leading scholars to consider what, if anything, people and governments can do to address the issue.See all stories on this topic »
Global Growth Woes – Here Is Where the Blame LiesCNBC.comThe G20 – a group of the world’s 20 leading economies, representing 90 percent of global GDP and two-thirds of the world population – has been set up to promote economic growth through better coordination of economic policies. In other words, through …See all stories on Continue Reading →
Demography, development and citizen’s rightsJakarta PostThe inclusion of individual rights in the praxis of population and development was a result of strong lobbying from feminist groups who perceived that family planning programs, as the main device to control population growth, grossly violated the human …See all stories on this topic »
Swiss to vote on curbing population growth swissinfo.chCampaigners have collected enough signatures to force a nationwide vote on a proposal to slow down population growth through immigration limits and measures to promote birth control in developing countries. The Environment and Population Association … See all stories on this topic » swissinfo.ch Growing pains continue despite Continue Reading →
Aussies still heading to regionsFraser Coast ChronicleThe bureau released Census data on population growth and turnover in local government areas between 2000 and 2006 across the nation. It revealed the Bowen Basin mining region and Weipa in north Queensland were among the top six areas with the …See all stories on this topic »
Family planning, lower birth rateLompoc RecordIn six editions of “An Essay on the Principle of Population,” his major theory was that population sooner or later would be decreased by famine, disease, and wars — “population does invariably increase when the means of subsistence increase and that …See all stories on this topic » Rental market Continue Reading →