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Product Description: What are the impacts of population growth? Can our planet support the demands of the ten billion people anticipated to be the world's population by the middle of this century?While it is common to hear about the problems of overpopulation, might there be unexplored benefits of increasing numbers of people in the world? How can we both consider and harness the potential benefits brought by a healthier, wealthier and larger population? May more people mean more scientists to discover how our world works, more inventors and thinkers to help solve the world's problems, more skilled people to put these ideas into practice?In this book, leading academics with a wide range of expertise in demography, philosophy, biology, climate science, economics and environmental sustainability explore the contexts, costs and benefits of a burgeoning population on our economic, social and environmental systems...read more
By Ian Goldin (editor)

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9780199677771 | Oxford Univ Pr, July 15, 2014, cover price $50.00 | About this edition: What are the impacts of population growth?

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9780198784876 | Oxford Univ Pr, October 15, 2016, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: What are the impacts of population growth?

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A powerful investigation into the chances for humanity's future from the author of the bestseller The World Without Us.In his bestselling book The World Without Us, Alan Weisman considered how the Earth could heal and even refill empty niches if relieved of humanity's constant pressures. Behind that groundbreaking thought experiment was his hope that we would be inspired to find a way to add humans back to this vision of a restored, healthy planet-only in harmony, not mortal combat, with the rest of nature.But with a million more of us every 4 1/2 days on a planet that's not getting any bigger, and with our exhaust overheating the atmosphere and altering the chemistry of the oceans, prospects for a sustainable human future seem ever more in doubt. For this long awaited follow-up book, Weisman traveled to more than 20 countries to ask what experts agreed were probably the most important questions on Earth--and also the hardest: How many humans can the planet hold without capsizing? How robust must the Earth's ecosystem be to assure our continued existence? Can we know which other species are essential to our survival? And, how might we actually arrive at a stable, optimum population, and design an economy to allow genuine prosperity without endless growth?Weisman visits an extraordinary range of the world's cultures, religions, nationalities, tribes, and political systems to learn what in their beliefs, histories, liturgies, or current circumstances might suggest that sometimes it's in their own best interest to limit their growth. The result is a landmark work of reporting: devastating, urgent, and, ultimately, deeply hopeful.By vividly detailing the burgeoning effects of our cumulative presence, Countdown reveals what may be the fastest, most acceptable, practical, and affordable way of returning our planet and our presence on it to balance. Weisman again shows that he is one of the most provocative journalists at work today, with a book whose message is so compelling that it will change how we see our lives and our destiny.

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9780316097758 | Little Brown & Co, September 24, 2013, cover price $28.00
9780316239813 | Large print edition (Little Brown & Co, September 24, 2013), cover price $30.00 | About this edition: A powerful investigation into the chances for humanity's future from the author of the bestseller The World Without Us.

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9780316097741 | Back Bay Books, May 6, 2014, cover price $18.00
9780316277433 | Hachette Book Group USA, September 24, 2013, cover price $16.00

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9781478924548 | Unabridged edition (Hachette Audio, October 22, 2013), cover price $30.00 | About this edition: A powerful investigation into the chances for humanity's future from the author of the bestseller The World Without Us.

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Product Description: This anthology provides an historical overview of the scientific ideas behind environmental prediction and how, as predictions about environmental change have been taken more seriously and widely, they have affected politics, policy, and public perception...read more
By Paul Warde (editor)

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9780300184617 | Yale Univ Pr, October 22, 2013, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: This anthology provides an historical overview of the scientific ideas behind environmental prediction and how, as predictions about environmental change have been taken more seriously and widely, they have affected politics, policy, and public perception.

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9780345806475 | Vintage Books, September 10, 2013, cover price $12.95

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Product Description: "October 31, 2011, marked an uneasy milestone for Planet Earth. On this day, the global population surpassed seven billion. What does that mean for a world that, until the nineteenth century, was home to less than one billion people? Experts say it means the planet is in trouble...read more

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9780761367154 | Twenty First Century Books, December 1, 2013, cover price $33.32 | About this edition: "October 31, 2011, marked an uneasy milestone for Planet Earth.

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The population of Earth has exploded over the last 100 years. The planet now supports about 7 billion people, and this overwhelming number has many repercussions. Alternative energy resources and the costs of healthcare have become urgent matters. Questions about how to feed, clothe, and house a growing population demand answers. Poverty and overpopulation are no longer just problems for third-world countries but issues that need to be addressed in our own communities. Readers are presented with the many topics surrounding world population and the questions that experts are asking. Also highlighted are suggested solutions, some as radical as setting up colonies on other planets.

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9781433986444 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 1, 2013, cover price $14.05 | About this edition: The population of Earth has exploded over the last 100 years.

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9781433986437 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 1, 2013, cover price $31.95

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Product Description: Too Many People? provides a clear, well-documented, and popularly written refutation of the idea that "overpopulation" is a major cause of environmental destruction, arguing that a focus on human numbers not only misunderstands the causes of the crisis, it dangerously weakens the movement for real solutions...read more

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9781608461400 | Haymarket Books, October 18, 2011, cover price $19.00 | About this edition: Too Many People?

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Product Description: Listen to a short interview with Matthew ConnellyHost: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron & CraneFatal Misconception is the disturbing story of our quest to remake humanity by policing national borders and breeding better people. As the population of the world doubled once, and then again, well-meaning people concluded that only population control could preserve the "quality of life...read more

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9780674024236 | Belknap Pr, March 25, 2008, cover price $35.00

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9780674034600 | Belknap Pr, November 30, 2009, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Listen to a short interview with Matthew ConnellyHost: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron & CraneFatal Misconception is the disturbing story of our quest to remake humanity by policing national borders and breeding better people.

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Product Description: How people use the Earth's natural resources affects the environment and our dependency on it. This series looks at the key issues that affect the environment, both on a local and global scale and aims to find sustainable solutions to the current problems...read more

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9781435854888 | 1 edition (Rosen Central, September 1, 2009), cover price $11.75 | About this edition: In the last fifty years, the world population has nearly tripled.

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9781435853560 | Rosen Central, September 1, 2009, cover price $30.25 | About this edition: How people use the Earth's natural resources affects the environment and our dependency on it.

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The population explosion is putting enormous pressure on the world. Farmers cannot produce enough food to feed everyone. Families are living in overcrowded housing. Some people do not have access to clean water. Earth’s Growing Population explores some of the major issues people around the world are facing. Find out about rising unemployment, poor health care, and lack of education. This book also suggests ways in which people can ensure everyone has the same opportunities to live happy, healthy lives.

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9781432924232 | Not Applicable, June 15, 2009, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: The population explosion is putting enormous pressure on the world.

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9781432924126 | Heinemann/Raintree, June 15, 2009, cover price $29.00

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Product Description: By 2028, the world population will reach an estimated eight billion. Poor developing nations will experience the highest population growth. This book looks at the issue of overpopulation, its causes, and its impact on people and the environment...read more

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9781433900884 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 1, 2009, cover price $31.00 | About this edition: By 2028, the world population will reach an estimated eight billion.

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Product Description: The world's population, at nearly 6.5 billion, is growing by about 80 million people each year. As the world population continues to grow, great pressure is being placed on arable land, water, energy, and biological resources to provide an adequate supply of food while maintaining the integrity of our ecosystem...read more

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9781934970386 | Alphahouse Pub, September 1, 2008, cover price $42.79 | About this edition: The world's population, at nearly 6.

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9781599201276 | Smart Apple Media, January 31, 2008, cover price $28.50

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Product Description: How many people is too many? What happens when too many people are crowded into too little space? What can be done to control the world's population? Read this book to learn more about overpopulation and start thinking about what can and should be done to address this important issue...read more

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9781602791275 | Cherry Lake Pub, January 1, 2008, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: How many people is too many?

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Product Description: For the first time in history, humans have exceeded the sustaining capacity of Earth's global ecosystems. Our expanding footprint has tremendous momentum, and the insidious explosion of human impact creates a shockwave that threatens ecosystems worldwide for decades-possibly centuries...read more

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9780231139663 | Columbia Univ Pr, January 1, 2008, cover price $105.00 | About this edition: For the first time in history, humans have exceeded the sustaining capacity of Earth's global ecosystems.

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9780231139670 | Columbia Univ Pr, January 1, 2008, cover price $35.00

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Explores how overpopulation, over consumption, and political and economic inequity are increasingly determining today's politics and shaping humankind's future, and demonstrates ways these often-neglected factors influence each other.

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9781559638791 | Island Pr, May 1, 2004, cover price $50.00 | About this edition: Explores how overpopulation, over consumption, and political and economic inequity are increasingly determining today's politics and shaping humankind's future, and demonstrates ways these often-neglected factors influence each other.

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9781597260312 | Island Pr, August 25, 2005, cover price $37.50

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Product Description: A courageous look at the world’s dwindling energy resources. Contending that the energy debate has been cast in the wrong terms, the author suggests that the problem would not be solved by asking: "What energy sources will be available to replace fossil fuels?’ but by questioning: "What populations can be supported at a decent standard by the energy sources that will be available after the transition from fossil fuels?’ Taking a brave stand, Grant suggests that with a bit of luck—we may be able to create a more harmonious balance with the rest of the biosphere, but at much lower population levels and less consumptive habits...read more

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9781931643580 | Seven Locks Pr, May 31, 2005, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A courageous look at the world’s dwindling energy resources.

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By Laura E. Huggins (editor) and Hanna Skandera (editor)

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9780817945329 | Hoover Inst Pr, January 1, 2005, cover price $15.00

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Product Description: This work is a comprehensive analysis of the post-war fear of scarcity. It charts perceptions of and prescriptions for crises of population growth and resource shortage, which have had profound influence on agricultural, population and security policies from the Second World War to the present...read more

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9781874267515 | White Horse Pr, April 1, 2004, cover price $75.00 | About this edition: This work is a comprehensive analysis of the post-war fear of scarcity.

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A look at population growth and its effects on our environment. This book investigates how and why the population is growing so fast, the pressure on resources, the effects on wildlife and habitats, food distribution, living spaces and urbanization, migration and refugees. It suggests ways of controlling growth.

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9780750244558 | Gardners Books, April 17, 2003, cover price $14.25 | About this edition: A look at population growth and its effects on our environment.

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9780739848722 | Heinemann/Raintree, January 1, 2002, cover price $34.29 | About this edition: Explores the debates surrounding over popultaion, discussing its causes and the impact on the earth's natural resources.

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Product Description: Despite substantial advances in family health and family planning over the past 30 years, global population has continued to grow by about 80 million people each year, with the total surpassing 6 billion people in 1999. Six Billion and Counting examines the consequences of continuing population growth for the world's resource systems and for national and global food security...read more

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9780896297104 | Intl Food Policy Research Inst, October 1, 2002, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Despite substantial advances in family health and family planning over the past 30 years, global population has continued to grow by about 80 million people each year, with the total surpassing 6 billion people in 1999.
9780896297050 | Intl Food Policy Research Inst, January 2, 2002, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Despite substantial advances in family health and family planning over the past 30 years, global population has continued to grow by about 80 million people each year, with the total surpassing 6 billion people in 1999.

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The author of The End of Nature presents a compelling argument for voluntary population control, demonstrating the necessity for couples to restrict themselves to having one child and its beneficial effects on the environment and family life. Reprint. PW.

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9780452280922 | Plume, June 1, 1999, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: Argues in favor of couples restricting themselves to having one child, demonstrating the beneficial effects on the environment and family life

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Product Description: Malthusian Worlds examines how US leadership in governing the population crisis pivots around the ability to link international and domestic objectives. The ability of the US to lead, however, is often made possible by the ability of the population crisis to enlist the US as a participant in the desire to regulate the quantity and quality of demographic variables...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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9780813390734 | Westview Pr, July 15, 1999, cover price $95.00 | About this edition: Malthusian Worlds examines how US leadership in governing the population crisis pivots around the ability to link international and domestic objectives.

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Product Description: Book by Bouvier, Leon F., Bertrand, Jane T.

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9780929765662 | Seven Locks Pr, April 1, 1999, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Book by Bouvier, Leon F.

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