An Overcrowded World?: Population, Resources and the Environment (The ^AShape of the World: Explorations in Human Geography) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198741898 ISBN 13: 9780198741893

Publisher: The Open University, 1996

Synopsis

This book explores the issues of overpopulation and the resulting depletion of natural resources. The main focus is on the impact that developments in one part of the world have upon people's lifestyles, and the forms of inequality dictated by the relationship between rich and poor countries. The study of wilderness and the notion of empty space are used to introduce questions of national resources, sustainability, and ecology. Sustainability provides the framework for discussion of population change, mortality and fertility and the questions of energy resources and environmental degradation. An Overcrowded World demonstrates how uneven development worsens ecological problems in certain areas and prevents a unified global response.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

An Overcrowded World? shows that uneven development both worsens problems in particular areas and prevents a unified global response. As a result of geography, unsustainable lifestyles continue and are being extended to larger numbers of people. In that respect, the world is truly overcrowded. Because of the approachable way in which this book has been prepared, it will appeal to anyone who is keen to understand the vital issues it addresses. However, it will be particularly appropriate to both sixth-formers and undergraduates following courses in human geography and environmental studies.

About the Author:

Philip Sarre and John Blunden are both at The Open University.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Open University
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0198741898
• ISBN 13: 9780198741893
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Sarre Philip, Blunden John