Resources, Environment, and Population: Present Knowledge, Future Options Based on a Conference Held at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Davis, Kingsley

ISBN 10: 019507050X / ISBN 13: 9780195070507

Published by Oxford Univ Pr, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A., 1991

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Resources, Environment, and Population: Present Knowledge, Future Options Based on a Conference Held at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
• Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019507050X
• ISBN 13: 9780195070507
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

Increasingly, human societies face tradeoffs between continuing population growth, gains in material progress, and preservation of the natural environment for future generations. In analytical essays and commentaries in this book, distinguished social and natural scientists explore the complex interrelationships among population trends, resource use, and environmental impacts. They document local, regional, and global processes and examine policy options--and impediments to action--at various stages of development and under differing economic systems. The content of the volume is wideranging, representing the differing theoretical, ideological, and disciplinary orientations of the contributors. Broadly, the organization proceeds from examination of general principles to documentation of specific areas of human concern related to resources and environmental impacts, and concludes with discussion of implications for policy.

About the Author

About the Editors:
Kingsley Davis is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California and Senior Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Mikhail S. Bernstam is Senior Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.