Environmental Implications of Population Dynamics

by Lori M. Hunter

The globe is now inhabited by 6 billion people, twice as many as in 1960. Understanding the effects this population growth has on the environment will be paramount in developing policies that will mitigate the negative environmental effects. This report discusses the relationship between population and environmental change, the forces that mediate this relationship, and how population dynamics specifically affect climate change and land-use change...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833029010
• ISBN13: 9780833029010
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.4" x 9.0"