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 →
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 Continue Reading →
See all stories on this topic » Asia’s Aging Populations Pose New Challenges for Region’s EconomiesVoice of AmericaThe problem for governments is that boosting population growth to maintain productivity also has downsides. According to Vipan, those challenges include reform to the education system, raising labor skills and preparing a new generation for an aging …See Continue Reading →