Seven billion and counting : the crisis in global population growth / Michael M. Andregg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andregg, Michael, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Overpopulation--Juvenile literature.

Overpopulation.

Population--Juvenile literature.

Population.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (88 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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. Some wonder if Earth will even be able to sustain human life at its current rate of growth.Will there be enough food for everyone? Will conflicts over land increase? How will the environment be affected? Can humanity survive the predicted disasters?More than a simple case of running out of space, the population crisis is interwoven with a host of other issues-from climate change and resource management to war, disease, and poverty. Discover how all these factors converge to place an entire planet in crisis mode-and explore what sort of responses that crisis may require.

Contents:

Cover

Front Flap

Title Page

Copyright Info

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 Demographic Fundamentals

Chapter 2 Migrations

Chapter 3 Asia

Chapter 4 Europe

Chapter 5 Africa

Chapter 6 The Americas

Chapter 7 Solutions

Activities

Source Notes

Glossary

Selected Bibliography

For Further Information

Index

About The Author/Photo Acknowledgments

Back Flap

Back Cover.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 78-82-85, 88) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4677-1056-3

OCLC:

1011164240