The Population Problem Two hundred years ago‚ Thomas Malthus‚ in An Essay on the Principle of Population‚ reached the conclusion that the number of people in the world will increase exponentially‚ while the ability to feed these people will only increase arithmetically (21). Current evidence shows that this theory may not be far from the truth. For example‚ between 1950 and 1984‚ the total amount of grain produced more than doubled‚ much more than the increase in population in those 34 years.
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I. Introduction The Philippine population in the early 1990s continued to grow at a rapid‚ although somewhat reduced rate from that which had prevailed in the preceding decades. In 1990 the Philippine population was more than 66 million‚ up from 48 million in 1980. This figure represents an annual growth rate of 2.5 percent‚ down from 2.6 percent in 1980 and from more than 3 percent in the 1960s. Even at the lower growth rate‚ the Philippine population will increase to an estimated 77 million
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Population Problem in Bangladesh Bangladesh is a country of south-east Asia. It is well known as a developing country. There are many problems in this country‚ which are said to be major obstacles in the development of this country. Excessive Population is said to be the worst among all current problems. If we compare to the global population we will see why population causes such damage to the development of Bangladesh. The area of Bangladesh is near to 55 thousand square miles or 1‚47‚570 square
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head: DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE AGING POPULATION Demographics of the Aging Population University of Phoenix Health Care Consumer - Trends and Marketing HCS-490 Ann Fairchild July 31‚ 2011 Demographics of the Aging Population The aging population is one the most rapidly increasing issue across the nation today. According to demographic data‚ it has been gradually developing over the last two hundred years. It has become a factor in many countries. The aging population is a result of declining humanity
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Why there is a need to increase population in Singapore? As‚ we all know‚ Singapore is becoming an ageing population soon. So‚ a shrinking and ageing population means younger workforce‚ and a less vibrant and innovative economy. With slower business activity and employment opportunities‚ it will become more difficult to match the higher aspirations of a better educated and mobile Singaporean population. This may hollow out our population and workforce and worsen our ratio of younger to older
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the world’s most populous country. * As the world’s population is approximately 6.7 billion‚ China represents a full 20% of the world’s population so one in every five people on the planet is a resident of China. * China’s population growth has been somewhat slowed by the one child policy‚ in effect since 1979. * China’s one child policy was established by Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping in 1979 to limit communist China’s population growth. Although designated a "temporary measure‚" it continues
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here is an ever aging population in the UK; this has been described as a ‘pensioners time bomb’ and will result in many changes for society. There are a number of factors that have caused this. Thomas McKeown (1972) argues that improved nutrition since the 1900‘s has accounted for up to half the reduction in death rates another factor for this is medical improvements (such as the introduction of the NHS in 1948 and antibiotics) and public health measures (like the Clean Air Act of 1956). Some people
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Demographic Paper The effects and changes in population demographics of Encino‚ California‚ a small neighborhood of San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles‚ has an overwhelming influence on health service needs as the elderly population structure increases. Encino is situated in the central portion of the southern San Fernando Valley and on the north slope of the Santa Monica Mountains with Sherman Oaks‚ Bel-Air‚ and Brentwood as neighboring towns. The town of Encino consists of affluent‚ well
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Using Census Information in Planning In a number of countries‚ the population census plays a major role in the allocation of elected political seats in government. The number of elected officials for each governmental administrative unit is determined by the population size of a given locale. For some countries‚ the information is also used in the allocation of government resources. The size of the population determines‚ in part‚ the amount of money that is provided by government for development
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The Urbanization of the Human Population Urbanization is the concentration of people in towns and cities‚ this marks a fundamental step in mans social evolution. Cities first appeared some 5‚500 years ago they were both small and overcrowded. Today the biggest cities in the world accommodate most people due to urban agglomeration (e.g. 7% of the American nations land accommodated 70% of the nation in 1960). This saw a high degree of social complexity and interactment as never imagined before
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