The biosphere and human society : understanding systems, law, and population growth /

Human population growth is a serious biospheric problem yet is largely overlooked. Because of the neglect of demography, environmental policies -- while well-intentioned -- are unlikely to succeed. This book gives a concise review of world fertility rates and population growth, and offers a valuable...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barnett, Larry D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2023.
Colección:Bristol shorts research.
Temas:
Population > Environmental aspects.
Biosphere.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
Biosphère.
Êtres humains > Influence sur la nature.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy.
Biosphere
Nature > Effect of human beings on
Population > Environmental aspects
Sociology & anthropology.
Society.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Preface
  • Paradigms, Environmentalism, and Demography
  • Impacts of Human Population Size and Growth: Recent Research
  • Government Efforts to Change the Frequency of Childbearing and Immigration
  • The Concept of a System: Ecology, Sociology, and the Social Side Effects of Law/Policy
  • Fertility Rates, Mean Age of Childbearing, and Childlessness
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Notes
  • Index

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