(par 5.2.1.2) Population controls ‘will not solve environment issues’
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29788754 27 October 2014 Last updated at 21:50 GMT By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent, BBC News Nargis, born in 2011, was named the world’s seven billionth person by Plan International Restricting population growth will not solve global issues of sustainability in the short term, new research says. A worldwide one-child policy would mean the number […]
(par 5.2.1.2) Population growth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_growth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The estimated size of the human population from 10,000 BCE–2000 CE. In biology, population growth is the increase in the number of individuals in a population. The population growth rate is the rate at which the number of individuals in a population increases in a given time period as a fraction of the initial […]
(par 5.2.1.2) Projections of population growth (from wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projections_of_population_growth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia World population estimates from 1800 to 2100, based on “high”, “medium” and “low” United Nations projections in 2010 (colored red, orange and green) and US Census Bureau historical estimates (in black). Actual recorded population figures are colored in blue. According to the highest estimate, the world population may rise to 16 billion by 2100; according […]