Demands of Expanding Populations and Development Planning: Clean Air, Safe Water, Fertile Soils

by Frederic R. Siegel

Book Overview

Population: Answering the Needs and Demands The world's human populationis 6. 6+ billion people and growing(by 80 million in 2005). Most of the growth is in less developed nations. The Population Reference Bureau (2006) estimates that the global population will reach 7. 9 billion people by 2025. It is projected to stabilize at 9. 2+ billion people by 2050. Governmentsstrive to attract industrial, manufacturing, services, and other projects to advance...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540788069
• ISBN13: 9783540788065
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.4"