The Greatest Problem Facing Mankind Exponential growth‚ approaching infinity - in a finite world. Overshoot - CRASH! If you were asked what the greatest problem facing mankind is‚ what would you answer? Terrorism? War? The economy? Corruption? These are the topics on the lips of our politicians. But I would contend that our most vital concern is for the environment that nurtures us. In fact‚ we should probably celebrate Earth Day every day‚ thinking globally as one people
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in his way of thinking. Alan Durning‚ who noticed that major flaws with Hardin’s essay‚ wrote on what he thought about the topic that Hardin has brought to his attention. In Durning’s essay‚ Asking How Much Is Enough‚ he argues that it is not overpopulation that is depleting the earth’s resources‚ but overconsumption of the resources by the wealthy population. The arguments in Durning’s essay makes the reader realize that the way Hardin uses the metaphorical lifeboat to persuade his readers into
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Introduction According to the International Program Center‚ U.S. Census Bureau‚ the total population of the World‚ projected to 03/27/08 at 19:37 GMT (EST+5) is 6‚657‚527‚872. (US Census Bureau) This rapid growth in population means little to most people living in this today’s world but it’s a phenomenon that should be a concern to all. It took from the start of human history to the industrial revolution around 1945 for the population to grow to 2 billion. If we then look at the figures after
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the major problem of our expanding world population. According to studies‚ the world population will be reaching 7 billion individuals this month. Our knowledge of how to control our increasingly high rate of world population may hold a significant solution on how these world conflicts may be controlled. If the knowledge and prevention of our expanding population seizes to act‚ our earthly planet may be in for a long road of unfortunate and threatening consequences. The two articles discussed in this
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One-child Policy Should Not be Abolished In the 1970`s‚ Chinese government implemented one-child policy for Chinese families to control the rapidly growing population (Zhang and Goza 2006). This policy‚ although passed into law for almost 40 years‚ has come under much heated debate on whether China should maintain it or abolish it altogether. Along with Chinese population structure changing‚ two social issues‚ population aging and imbalance of sex ratio arise and gradually become manifest. One-child
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facing both are‚ why have they both had to implement policies regarding population control‚ and the long-term and short-term effects that these policies have on the two countries. The major problem concerning China is over population. Due to overpopulation‚ the demand for energy to light every house and for petrol to fuel every car is becoming too great. With added pressure of providing for the people‚ more natural resources and fossil fuels are used up. There is also a shortage of jobs. China has
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2. Over population is one of the contemporary environment issues. Overpopulation is a generally unwanted condition where an organism’s numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. The term often refers to the relationship between the human population and its environment‚ the Earth‚ or smaller geographical areas such as countries. Overpopulation can result from an increase in births‚ a decline in mortality rates‚ an increase in immigration‚ or an unsustainable
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that is presented in the two essays - Garrett Hardin’s “Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping The Poor‚” and Peter Singer’s “What Should A Billionaire Give-and What Should You?” Garrett Hardin was an ecologist who warned of the dangers of overpopulation. In his article‚ he argues that our first obligation is to ourselves and our posterity and that we would be foolish to let rich nations share their surplus with poor nations. He believes that in a world with a growing population such sharing
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one-child policy with the hopes to slow down their population and assist in improving their living circumstances (Pierson). China has always been considered as the largest country in the world. Because of their vast population‚ they are at risk of overpopulation and not having enough resources to sustain their people. While it may be true that China’s one-child policy provides some benefits in establishing a better overall society‚ it is only temporary. China’s one-child policy has negative long-term
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crime because the people will need to steal things in order to survive. But‚ overpopulation doesn’t just affect the standard of living but also the enviorment. Every person takes up space‚ but space is needed for farmland and forests. The loss of these forests leads to extinction of plants and animals‚ these plants could contain cures for diseases that will never be found. While the conflict between overpopulation can lead into terrorism and drug traffficing‚ it would show them that it would
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