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Overpopulation Issue, Malthusian Overpopulation: Overpopulation in less…
Overpopulation Issue
Reasons: There are two kinds of population growths that contribute to the overpopulation issue
Consequences
Solutions
Malthusian Overpopulation: Overpopulation in less developed nations-- when the population is increasing faster than food is produced
Technological Overpopulation: Overpopulation in a more developed nation, where technological dependence and the use of technology occurs
Malthusian: Poverty, Hunger/Malnutrition/Starvation, Wildlife species exterminated, Highly polluted and crowded urban centers.
Technological: Urban and suburban expansion, loss of wilderness and wildlife, loss of open space and farmland, air pollution, water pollution, rapid extinction of species, acid rain, ozone layer thinning, accelerated rate of global warming
More: Forest clearance and land cover change, land degradation and desertification, wetland loss and damage, biodiversity loss, freshwater depletion and contamination, damage to coral reefs
Family planning methods: Abortion, birth control
Increase education, especially for women!
Increase economic opportunities, also for women!
Improvements in Healthcare & Hygiene
Overall cultural shift in the status of women
Malthusian Solutions:
Technological Solutions:
Utilize Green Technology: using environmental science to conserve natural resources and lower the negative human impact.
Using Green Chemistry to reduce hazardous substances. Can even be done at home!
Using Green Energy that uses renewable resources
Green IT practices
Construct Green Buildings
Continue to develop Green Technology