Can Japan’s Elderly Become Its Growth Engine?CNBC.comJapan’s huge gray population is putting a strain on its public finances at a time when the country’s debt is ballooning and the economy is struggling to gain momentum. A shrinking workforce, falling exports and global economic uncertainty are all …See all stories on this topic » CNBC.com Home Continue Reading →
The Next Euro Crisis: Aging PopulationsThe Fiscal Times (blog)As these “seniors” figure over 1/3 of the overall European population the arithmetic simply doesn’t work. A scholarly paper already several years old, “Ageing and Fiscal Sustainability in Europe” by Dr. Werner Roger put it simply and clearly, “An …See all stories on this topic »
Urban growth threatens farmlandWeekly Times NowAustralian Farm Institute chief executive Mick Keogh said decentralisation was a live issue as Australia debated how to deal with population growth and how much should occur. “It’s a viable alternative, it relieves pressure on metropolitan areas,” Mr …See all stories on this topic »Weekly Times NowAustralian Farm Institute chief Continue Reading →
Global urban population to be 6.3 billion by 2050New York Daily NewsReferring to Asia, home to 60 percent of the world’s population, the report said there were large variations in the region with regard to urbanisation levels and urban growth rates. The urbanisation rate in China will be slower in the next three …See all Continue Reading →
News 7 new results for POPULATION GROWTH Heathrow Growth Would Kill More People Than New Hub, MIT SaysBusinessweek… to Heathrow. They projected that to increase to 250 in 2030, with 110 due to Heathrow, even without airport expansion. That’s because of higher utilization of airports, population growth, and aging citizens being more susceptible to respiratory Continue Reading →
Sea tigers face climate threatThe HinduThe world’s largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans, is increasingly becoming vulnerable to rising sea levels and frequent natural disasters. The Sundarbans form an archipelago straddling India and Bangladesh, and are part of the delta of Ganga, …See all stories on this topic » Snow fell at sea level in Juneau Continue Reading →