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041			_aeng.
082			_a304.62 _bPOP-
245	0	0	_aPopulation and global security / _cedited by Nicholas Polunin.
260			_aCambridge, UK : _aNew York, NY : _bCambridge University Press, _c1998.
300			_axi, 316p. _bill. ;
500			_aUpdate of the 1994 "limited Geneva edition," with revisions and 2 new chapters.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThe human population of the world is increasing by about 1.5 per cent per annum, adding about one hundred million people to the human ark each year. Not all agree that population growth on this scale constitutes a problem, but there is wide acceptance that the world's human population cannot go on growing indefinitely. Where do the limits lie, and how can they be determined? What are the problems caused by population growth and how can we safeguard the future of our planet? In this important new book, leading authorities examine the implications of rapid human population growth for global stability and security. Avoiding the hysteria and over-statement that so often characterize discussions of human population issues, the book represents an important assessment of current prospects for the process of sustainable development, based on care for the environment.
546			_aEnglish.
650		0	_aPopulation policy _xEnvironmental aspects.
650		0	_aInternational economic relations _xEnvironmental aspects.
650		0	_aSustainable development.
700	1		_aPolunin, Nicholas. _eeditor.
856	4	2	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam029/98174103.html
856	4	1	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam025/98174103.html
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