Many people (including national leaders) worry that population growth depletes resources and can trigger social or economic catastrophe if it is not contained. As discussed in the preceding section‚ most of the projected population growth during this century will take place in developing nations. These countries have faced many challenges in recent decades‚ including low levels of education‚ poor health standards‚ poverty‚ scarce housing‚ natural resource depletion‚ wars‚ and economic and political
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POPULATION GROWTH: THE NEGATIVE EFFECT ON INDIAN SOCIETY Introduction The study of population growth is very important in a country from the point of society of a country because human being constitute not only as an instrument of production but also end themselves. Its increase is largely depend on some demographic factor like marriage‚ birth‚ death‚ migration etc. It is important to know the quantitative number of people and the growth of particular time with its effect on society negatively
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Consequences of Population Growth The effects of population growth on economic development differ between the developed and developing countries. In the developed countries‚ population growth has enhanced the growth of such economies because they are wealthy‚ have abundant capital and scarcity of labour. O n the contrary the consequences of rapid population growth on the development of LDCs are not the same. Most developing countries are poor‚ capital scarce and labour abundant; and therefore population growth
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Growth in the Older Population Tene’ Williams SOC 304 Social Gerontology Prof. Kristin Bachman March 18‚ 2013 Growth in the Older Population Although the growing older population is increasing in the US‚ the impact of this increase is affecting several different political embattlement related programs for the aged (i.e.‚ Medicaid‚ Medicare‚ Disability‚ welfare‚ Supplemental Security Income‚ and The Older Americans Act). Being that people are living longer the cost of healthcare has
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Human Population Growth Matt Lindsey SCI 230 Mayra Colombani July 27‚ 2012 Human Population Growth No matter what organism you are talking about‚ all living things possess the ability to reproduce. This comes in two forms. The first form of population growth is Exponential Population Growth. The second is Logistic Population Growth. Exponential population growth refers to when a population is not subject to any limiting factors‚ it will grow and expand exponentially even past the capacity
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According to the International Program Center‚ U.S. Census Bureau‚ the total population of the World‚ projected to 03/27/08 at 19:37 GMT (EST+5) is 6‚657‚527‚872. (US Census Bureau) This rapid growth in population means little to most people living in this today’s world but it’s a phenomenon that should be a concern to all. It took from the start of human history to the industrial revolution around 1945 for the population to grow to 2 billion. If we then look at the figures after 1945 then we would
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Why there is a need to increase population in Singapore? As‚ we all know‚ Singapore is becoming an ageing population soon. So‚ a shrinking and ageing population means younger workforce‚ and a less vibrant and innovative economy. With slower business activity and employment opportunities‚ it will become more difficult to match the higher aspirations of a better educated and mobile Singaporean population. This may hollow out our population and workforce and worsen our ratio of younger to older
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Statistics (2009)‚ the estimated population of Melbourne SD is 3.9 million at June 2008‚ an increase of 74‚600 people or 2.0% since June 2007. Melbourne SD experienced the largest growth amongst all Australian capital city SDs for the year to June 2008. And the Government of Victoria believes that there will be a one million growth of population in the next 30 years (Victoria Department of Sustainability and Environment‚ 2005). Due to the large number growth of population‚ how to plan Melbourne as one
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“Until relatively recently‚ events have been seen as part of hospitality‚ tourism‚ leisure and recreation industries‚ or as a support service to businesses. However‚ the environment is changing and the events industry is emerging in its own right.” (Bowdin et al.‚ 2011‚ pp. xxvii-xxviii) This essay will discuss the growth of the events management sector and will evaluate the nature of the event industry. The categorisation of events will be discussed‚ regarding their typologies and their classification
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I. Introduction The Philippine population in the early 1990s continued to grow at a rapid‚ although somewhat reduced rate from that which had prevailed in the preceding decades. In 1990 the Philippine population was more than 66 million‚ up from 48 million in 1980. This figure represents an annual growth rate of 2.5 percent‚ down from 2.6 percent in 1980 and from more than 3 percent in the 1960s. Even at the lower growth rate‚ the Philippine population will increase to an estimated 77 million
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