Demographic Transition

When tasked with analyzing the likely future of our world my outlook is one that is moderately pessimistic and dim. Perhaps this stems from me maintaining a relatively cynical mentality when approaching a variety of topics. It is important to note that in general, this attitude does not necessarily extend itself to being at a point of no return. However, the sheer idea of the unrelenting progression of globalization in countless core and semi-periphery/periphery nations is worrisome when considering the overall infrastructure and cultural diversity of certain countries. Nevertheless, this ever so negative outlook for the future, in terms of relating to people on a global scale, is heavily influenced by not only the current developments in energy
Namely when analyzing population predictions such as the Demographic Transition Theory, it is evident that population growth will have a significant impact on the Earth’s resources. Specifically, nations around the globe, particularly in developing African countries as well as booming Asian urban areas, place an immense strain on global resources. By having a considerable number of countries, which tend to be located in the periphery or semi-periphery, on the track to industrialization all at one time, we see substantial amounts of high birth rates in tandem with typically low death rates. This also lends itself to questioning the interactions between these nations and the more developed ones in the core as it relates to globalization. Moreover, in these scenarios the core countries often take advantage of the weaker nations, which impedes that nation’s path to industrialization and steadier population dynamics. Ultimately, these types of interactions between a core nation and a periphery one greatly influence my future outlook as it pertains to global people’s wellbeing in general. Conceivably, the underlying significant connection to population dynamics is urbanization and the subsequent urban