Is the planet full? / edited by Ian Goldin.
- Date:
- 2014
- Books
About this work
Publication/Creation
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Physical description
xiii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contributors
Edition
First edition.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Introduction / Ian Goldin -- 2. Optimum Population, Welfare Economics, and Inequality / Anthony B. Atkinson -- 3. Overpopulation or Underpopulation? / Toby Ord -- 4. Demographic and Environmental Transitions / Sarah Harper -- 5. Towards a Contemporary Understanding of The Limits to Growth / Ian Johnson -- 6. How can 9-10 Billion People be Fed Sustainably and Equitably by 2050? / H. Charles J. Godfray -- 7. Water Scarcity on a Blue Planet / Mark New -- 8. The Metabolism of a Human-Dominated Planet / Yadvinder Malhi -- 9. Safe, Effective, and Affordable Health Care for a Bulging Population / Robyn Norton -- 10. Sourcing Mineral Resources -- Problems and Solutions / Anthony Hartwell -- 11. Governance Matters Most / Ian Goldin.
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Where to find it
Location Status Medical CollectionHB1953 2014I73Open shelves
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ISBN
- 0199677778
- 9780199677771