Exponential growth

With the advancement of modern medicine following the second world war came an exponential increase in the world’s population. With this staggering growth came an accelerated use of resources, which are not being replaced. This has led to the rise of environmentalism, a movement based on using less, in an effort to better protect the earth. James Hamblin, a senior editor and journalist for the Atlantic, is a proponent of this movement. In his article, “Living Simply in a Dumpster,” Hamblin…

history of world population, the causes for world population growth, the factors that contribute to this problem and finally the effects of the world population, will aid in finding a solution. This history of world population reflects significant changes at the industrial…

two occurrences directly link to each other? This research task aims to investigate if there is reliable proof that human population growth and species extinction are indeed correlating. In order to investigate the correlation between the two, the research paper will first take a closer look at the terms and definitions of species extinction and human population growth. It will put both phenomena into historical…

The highest yields of maize in Zimbabwe are realized when adequate fertilizer is applied. All plants need nitrogen (N) to grow as it is used in the synthesis of precursor molecules such as DNA, and forms back-born of protein molecules necessary for growth. Maize requires nitrogenous fertilizers and the nitrogen is taken up by the crop in the form of ammonium NH4+ and nitrate form…

could shape a society’s equity and environment. Illich claimed the more energy a society used, the more it would infringe on their own rights and freedoms, ultimately their equity. Chapman goes into depth on human population and the consequences it’s growth can have on society itself and the environment. With Hornborg lastly affirming how the problems mostly seen today—degradation, starvation, injustice, financial ruin—all can be sourced from a single problem, the disparity between social…

Thomas Robert Malthus, Adam Smith and Karl Marx each address the influence of production and prices on the human population and well-being. Specifically, in relation to food, they had different expectations of the markets and growth in response to the industrial revolution. Malthus focuses on a big picture notion of food versus people, and how the human population will fight through scarcity. Smith concentrates on prosperity and its relation to the human population and productivity. Marx,…

Upon taking this class, I had no idea what it entailed. I had not even given much thought to what the title could mean. It was not until the first class meeting that I fully grasped what it was. I found out that the human prospect is bad because the supply of energy needed to make people ‘happy’ is quickly dwindling, while our population rates are steadily increasing. This is a problem for the human prospect because as population rates go up, resources go down and people become less happy. Being…

population growth potential in terms of the availability of resources. Concisely, Malthus believed that the long term sustainability of population and its growth potential is directly related to the food supply. Malthus posited that: “Population, when unchecked, increases in a geometrical ratio. Subsistence increases only in an arithmetical ratio” (Cited in Heilbronner: 109). That is, human libido -- Malthus defined sex drive as infinite -- in and of itself will result in exponential…

other countries, China and India is popular choices for investor as the two most populous on the Earth. Both are emerging economies that have illustrated average GDP growth greater than 7 percent over the few years*. Noticeably, both India and China are largest avoided by the global economics crisis in 2010,maintaining above GDP growth when western countries are suffering economics contraction. Despite of successful changes, we still need to consider further elements for our investment. It…

World Bank, as of 2011, the Indian economy is nominally worth US$1.848 trillion; it is the tenth-largest economy by market exchange rates, and is, at US$4.457 trillion, the third-largest by purchasing power parity, or PPP. With its average annual GDP growth rate of 5.8% over the past two decades, and reaching 6.1% during 2011–12, India is one of the world's fastest-growing economies. However, the country ranks 140th in the world in nominal GDP per capita and 129th in GDP per capita at PPP.…