The coming population crash and our planet's surprising future / Fred Pearce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pearce, Fred.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Population--Social aspects.

Population.

Population forecasting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boston : Beacon Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A leading environmental writer looks at the unexpected effects--and possible benefits--of a shrinking population in this "fascinating and optimistic" study of our demographic future (Jon Stewart, The Daily Show). Over the last century, the world's population quadrupled and fears of overpopulation flared, with baby booms blamed for genocide and terrorism, and overpopulation singled out as the primary factor driving global warming. Yet, surprisingly, it appears that the population explosion is past its peak--by mid-century, the world's population will be declining for the first time in over seven hundred years. In The Coming Population Crash, veteran environmental writer Fred Pearce reveals the dynamics behind this dramatic shift and describes the environmental, social, and economic effects of our surprising demographic future.

Contents:

Intro

The Coming Population Crash

Preface

Introduction

Part One: Malthusian Nightmares

Chapter 1: A Dark and Terrible Genius

Chapter 2: The Road to Skibbereen

Chapter 3: Saving the White Man

Part Two: Rise of the Population Controller

Chapter 4: An Ornithologist Speaks

Chapter 5: The Contraceptive Cavalry

Chapter 6: Three Wise Men

Chapter 7: Six Dollars a Snip

Chapter 8: Green Revolution

Chapter 9: One Child

Part Three: Implosion

Chapter 10: Small Towns in Germany

Chapter 11: Winter in Europe

Chapter 12: Russian Roulette

Part Four: The Reproductive Revolution

Chapter 13: Sisters

Chapter 14: Sex and the City

Chapter 15: Singapore Sling

Chapter 16: Missing Girls

Chapter 17: Where Men Still Rule

Part Five: Migrants

Chapter 18: Waving or Drowning?

Chapter 19: Migrant Myths

Chapter 20: Footloose in Asia

Chapter 21: God's Crucible

Part Six: Reaching The Limits

Chapter 22: The Tigers and the Bulge

Chapter 23: Footprints on a Finite Planet

Chapter 24: Feeding the World

Chapter 25: Slumdogs Arise

Part Seven: Older, Wiser, Greener

Chapter 26: The Age of the Old

Chapter 27: Silver Lining

Chapter 28: Peak Population and Beyond

Notes on Sources

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8070-9770-5

OCLC:

607552610