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Urban growth threatens farmland
Weekly Times Now
Australian 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 …
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Australian 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 …
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Global urban population to be 6.3 billion by 2050
New York Daily News
Referring 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 …
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Heathrow Growth Would Kill More People Than New Hub, MIT Says Businessweek … 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 … See all stories on this topic »

When Economic Growth is Not Necessarily a Good Thing PolicyMic Originally a base for herders and livestock, the region is now experiencing rapid population growth due to the proximity to the Oyu Tolgoi Mine. The demographics are shifting: nomadic herder numbers are dwindling as many have moved to permanent … See all stories on this topic » PolicyMic

People will drive growth in India Times of India People will drive this growth. Small countries with small populations may run out of people. In China and India, you won’t have that problem for a long time. You also need right-skilled people. Investment in education and developing skills will be … See all stories on this topic »

Overwhelming case for the RH bill Inquirer.net There is, however, one very distinctive feature that separates the Philippines from its neighbors: unlike our country, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand managed, early on in the development process, to rein in the growth of their populations through … See all stories on this topic » Inquirer.net

Speech on economic growth, tax policy Brownback: Democrats’ unease over … Kansas.com The chart behind Brownback shows the ranking of population in Kansas compared to the rest of the country. (Oct. 11, 2012). Governor Sam Brownback prepares to speak to members of the Wichita Pachyderm Club at the Petroleum. Travis Heying/The Wichita … See all stories on this topic » Kansas.com

Tanzania: Let’s think The Citizen Daily Can Tanzania afford 100 million citizens by 2035? Tanzania has experienced an exceptionally high population growth – from 11 million in 1963 to over 45 million in 2012. Among the factors that have contributed to this increase – one of the fastest in … See all stories on this topic »

Population planning: Before you get your knickers in a twist, use the coil The Express Tribune Pakistan is a signatory to the Program of Action of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development. Our population policy of 2002 aims to provide universal access to family planning by 2010, increase contraception use to 43% by 2006 … See all stories on this topic » The Express Tribune

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What Good Is A Sustainable City If Nobody Gets To Live There? Slate Magazine (blog) But there’s one huge problem. Hardly anyone lives there. In 1970, the town had a population of 88,289. In the intervening forty years, the United States of America as a whole has had 50% population growth—rising from just over 200 million residents to … See all stories on this topic » Slate Magazine (blog)

Population growth outstrips food harvests Daily Nation The experts say although the country was heading in the right direction in its efforts to produce food, a lot needed to be done to cement the rising production in readiness for the high population in a few years to come. The country’s focus on … See all stories on this topic » Daily Nation

Puducherry registers 27.72% increase in population Zee News Deputy Director of Census operations J Jayapragasam told newsmen that the growth of population in rural areas stood at 21.07 as against 12.01 percent during 1991-2001. In urban areas the population growth is 31.07 percent which is 10 percent more than … See all stories on this topic »

Governments urged to take swift action against child marriage Chicago Tribune LONDON (Reuters) – More than 14 million girls under the age of 18 will be married each year during the next decade, and the number could increase to more than 15 million between 2021 and 2030, a new report from the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) … See all stories on this topic »

China urban population level will probably reach 70% by 2035 The Star Online At the same time, economies that have not succeeded in the growth league can be seen by the dysfunctional metropolitan sprawls of Cairo and Lagos. Cities play such an important role because they are the front-line of the growing global population, the … See all stories on this topic »

Expats set to contribute significantly to population growth in New Zealand Expat Forum Expats are likely to contribute to a third of the growth of the population in New Zealand by 2031, it is claimed. New projections from Statistics New Zealand say that of every 100 people in New Zealand, 38 will be living in Auckland in 2031 compared … See all stories on this topic »

Counties positioning themselves for development, population growth Columbus Business First Terry Frazier of Pickaway County at a highway project on the edge of Circleville that will link industrial and commercial areas to a Job Ready Site. The octogonal house in the background was to be razed as part of a Wal-Mart development but was moved … See all stories on this topic »

High oil price to push up growth of oil-producing economies in Mena region to … gulfnews.com Demographics and population profiles are two important issues for policymakers, he says. “A common challenge is to create employment opportunities given very young population profiles in the Mena region and to meet the population’s aspirations. Tied to … See all stories on this topic » gulfnews.com

Economic expansion relies on continued investments Brandon Sun In terms of population growth, the expansion of Maple Leaf Foods has made a significant contribution. The population growth includes an influx of younger residents to Brandon who are bringing new life to our schools. As many regions of rural Canada … See all stories on this topic »

According to the 2012 census, Leduc’s population increased by almost six … Leduc Representative According to the 2012 Municipal Census Statistical Report presented to city council Oct. 9, the unofficial population count for 2012 is 25,482, an increase of 5.6 per cent from the 2011 population count. The population count will be made official once … See all stories on this topic »

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