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State the impact of population increase on environment
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Before we can answer this question, we must first determine what the Malthusian Theory is. There have been numerous opinions given on the issue of overpopulation, but Thomas Malthus’ took center stage. Simply put, he believed “that population size increases far more rapidly than food and energy resources and as a result, population growth will always threaten to outstrip food supplies” (Kornblum, p. 535). This logic became what we now know as the Malthusian Theory.
Taketia, Theseia, Edweena, Judy, Ryan, and I (LaTonya) have come together to apply this theory to different areas of interest. Notwithstanding our varying opinions, we make them knowing that our evaluations must look beyond the potentially subjective, and channel the social scientist within us to formulate our answer.
Among this group you will find the majority “Cornucopian”, the optimists, who believe that there are endless possibilities to control populations and devise resource solutions (Simon, 1996; Singer, 1999). On the other hand, the “Catastrophists” among us believe in the possibility of rapid population growth leading to the increase of social and environmental disasters (Brown, 1995; Ehrlich & Ehrlich, 2004).
Like us, whatever perspective you’ve chosen, you should fully understand the weight of your view, and the great capacity it has to shape your life and the lives of others; as that view equates to your functionality, which equates to your effectiveness, which will always equate to the conditions of the world in which we live.
On life expectancy, Taketia writes:
Life expectancy is defined as the number of years one can expect to live. According to Malthus, population always increases more rapidly than its food and energy supply. This causes popula...
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...nts afford a better way of life for many, they don’t negate the disparities that still exist in our world today…for which, we all bear responsibility.
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Brown , L. R. (1995). Facing Food Security. World Watch, December 10.
Dunn, P. (1998). Population Growth and Birth Control. ADC Fetal and Neonatal Edition, Volume 78 Issue 1.
Ehrlich, P.R., & Ehrlich, A.H. (2004). One with Nineveh: Politics, consumption, and the human future. Washington, DC: Island Press.
Kornblum, W. (2013, 2008). Sociology in a Changing World, Ninth Edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
Simon, J. (1996). The ultimate resource. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Singer, M. (1999). The population surprise. Atlantic Monthly, August, pp. 22-24.
Wolfram, A. (n.d.) Population, Resources, and Environment. Retrieved 04-20-14 from http://faculty.cua.edu/aguirre/population