Category: Population

Beyond 7 billion: Bending the population curve
Los Angeles Times
These 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.
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Global Growth Woes – Here Is Where the Blame Lies
CNBC.com
The 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 …
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Demography, development and citizen’s rights
Jakarta Post
The 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 …
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Swiss to vote on curbing population growth swissinfo.ch Campaigners 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 slow-down Brisbane Times “It was touching 300,00 a year and growth into the state and particularly the southeast corner was pretty high.” Professor Bell said while Queensland’s population growth had slowed, it goes in six- to seven-year cycles. Queensland, he said, was now at … See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

As provincial and population pressure increases, Caledon tries to keep growth … Toronto Star As you drive west on Mayfield Rd. — the boundary between suburban Brampton and rural Caledon — the GTA’s inescapable growth comes into full view. The freshly plowed farm fields to the north will inevitably give way to the red-brick subdivisions that … See all stories on this topic » Toronto Star

BLS Jobs Growth More Consistent With a Growing Economy in October 2012 Global Economic Intersection If Econintersect used employment / population ratios to determine the number, the exact number seems to be between 140,000 and 160,000. The graph below uses the historical employment-population ratios to show jobs growth per month if the population … See all stories on this topic » Global Economic Intersection

People mean growth, says Malcolm Turnbull The Australian MALCOLM Turnbull slammed the Greens’ “small population” agenda yesterday, putting him at odds with Labor’s “sustainable Australia” mantra and undermining the Liberal Party’s election promise to cut population growth. Mr Turnbull called for a “more open … See all stories on this topic »

Population, immigration belong in presidential debate North County Times But it is not just densely populated Britain that realizes the harm of unlimited growth. In Australia, with just 23 million people, environmentalists and elected officials recognize the inherent degradation of resources caused by continuing population … See all stories on this topic »

Swiss ecologists seek to curb immigration Phys.Org Members of the Swiss Ecology and Population (Ecopop) group deliver boxes of signatures to the Swiss Chancellery in Bern. The group submitted a bill to the government aimed at reining in immigration in the name of curbing population growth and … See all stories on this topic »

Arizona job growth sees 2.5 percent increase Verde Independent That, in turn, hits hard at hotels, bars and restaurants. She also said there is little need for new construction jobs, as the area’s slow population growth is not yet enough to offset high vacancy rates in commercial real estate as well as an … See all stories on this topic » Verde Independent

Economist: Economy Limping Despite Job Growth Stacey Page Online (blog) “The economy remains flat lined with the unemployment rate bouncing up and down each month, but with job creation lagging population growth,” says Hicks, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State. “So, in the best case … See all stories on this topic »

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Aussies still heading to regions
Fraser Coast Chronicle
The 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 …
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