Essays on Population Growth

The economic growth of environmental ecology brings plenty of turmoil in the fact that the value of economic gain is “unjustified” and overlooked as the environmental downfall of overpopulation happens right in front of our eyes. Overpopulation is a bothersome condition where the quantity of...

If someone from space were to look at the Earth 500 years ago, they would see something very different than they would today. As the centuries have passed, more and more people are populating the Earth and it brings up a question that is still...

Sitting in your class right now may only be 30 people, and when you get home there might be 4 other people in the house. Your community or school many seem small, but the world population is growing at an alarming rate. In twelve years...

With falling population growth and labor force growth, the United States, under conventional economic assumptions, faces an economic slowdown. The United States only has population growth because of immigration; birth rates are below replacement level. Under Solow’s growth model with technical progress, economic output in...

At some point thousands of years ago there were only a handful of human beings on the earth. As these people found comfortable climates to live in with fruits and vegetables to pick and eat they were able to live and multiply. As herds of...

The world is a very big place with a population of 6,234,250,234 people and always growing. The world and its important resources are being destroyed by populations growing in such small areas. Many of these small areas have many problems of their own because of...

Until recently, birth rates and mortality rates were the same, keeping the population stable. Man has many children, but a large number die before age five. In the Industrial Revolution, a period of history in Europe and North America, where science and technology progress, success...

Economy and population continue to grow and increase the demand for residential and office space and indicate the potential boom in real estate market. The easy accessibility to local transportation and location will spur the economic growth and development. The local government is actively investing...

Population growth is not an issue that we can neglect; serious problems can arise like environmental damage and limited resources. Population growth can be defined as an increase or decrease in the population of living species. There are a couple of major impacts that the...

Even though many refer to earth as our “home,” a place that is supposed to protect us we should in turn protect it as well. We should be returning the favor, but instead we thank Earth by having it house 7.7 billion people and having...

Population control is one of the oldest conspiracy theories in the social sciences, its roots can be traced far back as ancient Greece with Hippodamus defining the optimum population for a city as 10,000 people, and any number above this would lead chaos. Population control...

Land to live and grow food, water for drinking and daily use and pure breathing air are some of the resources gifted to us by Mother Nature. Each living being on this planet uses these resources on daily basis. However, all these resources are limited...

Ruth Ginsburg said “women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception”. Females have always been seen as people who belong in the kitchen and taking care of the home and their family, yet it is...

Over the course of the last 200 years; humanity has seen a population jump unseen before. This population leap has brought with it its worries and concerns throughout the years.  To have a good perspective on the problem we must first understand the background. The...

In 1945 our population was 36 crore, Today it’s increased 100 crore and reached 136 crore. We have 2.4% of the world’s land and only 4% of the world water reserve. We have very limited resources to feed our population. According to this, our future...

Hans starts of talking about how astounded he was when his teacher in school told him that the world population had become three billion people; back in 1960. Rosling explains that instead of using digital technology; he is going to use IKEA boxes to represent...

Overpopulation is an undesirable condition where the number of existing human population exceeds the carrying capacity of Earth. This scenario can be illustrated in case such as, for example a square feet normally can placed about 7 people, but due to ‘overpopulation’ factor, the square...

Every day the world’s population grows and so does the demand for natural resources. Natural resources are things found in nature that are necessary or useful to humans. However, the most used and in-demand natural resources are non-renewable, meaning they are of limited supply and...

India is a place brimming with different cultures and languages, is also filled with another thing- People. Lots and lots of people. With a population of more than a billion, it is not surprising that India is home to some of the most populated cities...