Population, Economic Development and the Environment

. Ed(s): Kiessling, Kerstin Lindahl; Landberg, Hans; Lindahl-Kiessling, Kerstin

ISBN 10: 0198292422 / ISBN 13: 9780198292425

Published by Oxford University Press, 1997

About this Item

Prompted by growing and urgent concerns about the environmental impact of high consumption levels and population growth, and by fears of major ecological breakdown, this book by distinguished interdisciplinary scholars examines the complex links between demographic trends, economic development, and the environment. Editor(s): Kiessling, Kerstin Lindahl; Landberg, Hans; Lindahl-Kiessling, Kerstin. Num Pages: 306 pages, line figures, tables. BIC Classification: JHBD; KCM; RNC; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444. . 1997. Paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Population, Economic Development and the Environment
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198292422
• ISBN 13: 9780198292425
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Prompted by growing concern about the environmental impact of high consumption levels and population growth, these interdisciplinary essays explore in depth the connections between population size and growth, environmental destruction, and poverty. The contributors--including such distinguished scholars as P. Dasgupta, C. S. Holling, Robert Fogel, Geoffrey McNicoll, Caroline Bledsoe, Robert Willis, Amartya Sen, and Nancy Birdsall--represent the different fields most concerned with this vital topic. They examine three main themes: the Malthusian conflict, factors underlying fertility changes, and global development issues. The writers take into account the effects of increasing competition for natural resources on social structures, and look at the evolution of the household unit, gender inequality, and the growing gap between children, adults, and the elderly. Because the rapidly increasing stress on the world's natural resource base can give rise to social tension and conflicts, especially in overpopulated areas, this book will be seen as an essential contribution to a critically important international debate.

About the Author

Kerstin Lindahl Kiessling is a Professor Emeritus and Chairperson, Committee on Science in Society at Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Hans Landberg is a Research Associate at the Stockholm Environment Institute.