{"product_id":"world-population","title":"World Population","description":"\u003cp\u003eExhaustively updated, this second edition provides a current assessment of world population and the range of economic, social, and environmental issues it raises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do we now know about the future capacity of the Earth to support humankind? How do experts approach the wide range of economic, demographic, and environmental issues affected by population rates?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe publication of the first edition of \u003ci\u003eWorld Population: A Reference Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e offered the first accessible introduction to this vital field of study. Now ABC-CLIO presents a thoroughly updated new edition, incorporating a wealth of new research and data to explore population issues affecting countries all over the world. Readers will see how everything from plagues and famines, to disease control and contraception, to economic development and landmark judicial decisions have influenced population patterns. The work also features two new chapters; an updated timeline of key events relating to global population putting the issue into long-term perspective; and biographies of key individuals to put a human face on the study of population.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrimary documents including \"Warning to Humanity, November 18, 1992\" from the Union of Concerned Scientists, which warns of the perils of continued population growth among the poorer nations and continued \"overconsumption\" by the richer ones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA chronology of population \"milestones,\" such as the 1968 publication by the Sierra Club of Paul Ehrlich's \u003ci\u003eThe Population Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e, which built public awareness of the effects of rapid population increase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54220668862808,"sku":"9781851099276","price":55.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/world-population","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}