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World Population: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues)
World Population A Reference Handbook - Contemporary World Issues Author:Geoffrey Gilbert In 1999, the world celebrated the dubious holiday ?Six Billion People? day. As experts forecast 8 billion people worldwide before the year 2040, we require impartial and authoritative answers to questions about the population explosion: Will food become scarce in the future? Will epidemics become more difficult to control? And what will be the i... more »mpact of increasing population on global climate, wilderness areas, and biodiversity? Packed with meticulously researched graphs, tables, and text, World Population provides the resources needed to understand the economic, demographic, and environmental issues at stake on a planet rushing toward ?carrying capacity.?« less