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Perspectives on Development and Population Growth in the Third World by OG Simmons
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Until the early to mid-1970s, social scientists in the fields of population and development were largely going their own ways. Demographers relied almost exclusively on demographic transition theory as their para digm for understanding the role of development in population change and fertility decline. Conversely, most development economists and other specialists were certainly aware of the constraints placed upon development objectives by population growth. However, the main de velopment theories paid little attention to population and the implica tions of population growth for development. Indeed it was not until after the World Population Conference in Bucharest in 1974 that the interaction of population and development became a serious and pur posive theme for social scientific study. Accordingly, since about the mid-1970s, an extensive literature in the field of population and develop ment has been generated. And in 1975, under the auspices of The Popu lation Council, the journal Population and Development Review was found ed, a journal which in the past decade has developed into the premier publication in the world for work in this area. But our understanding of development as it refers to change in Third World countries remained fragmented. Moreover, our understanding of the linkages and interac tions between population and development was very limited. It is in this regard that Ozzie Simmons’s Perspectives on Development and Population Growth in the Third World will certainly have an impact.
7 Comments on "Perspectives on Development and Population Growth in the Third World by OG Simmons"
Apneaman on Sat, 11th Apr 2015 10:00 pm
Malled Planet
“But the true cost may extend beyond Thailand’s borders. In part because of the city’s intense climate—it is one of the hottest big cities in the world—Bangkok malls and their massive air conditioning systems consume immense amounts of electricity. The huge Siam Paragon mall consumes nearly twice as much power annually as all of Thailand’s underdeveloped Mae Hong Son province, home to about 250,000 people.”
http://hipcrime.blogspot.ca/2015/04/malled-planet.html
Makati1 on Sat, 11th Apr 2015 10:08 pm
I think the coming collapse will change the way we use resources on a massive scale. Malls are going to empty and crumble. Water use for industry is going to drop to miniscule amounts as most will close down due to lack of customers. Golf courses and home grass lawns will also become signs of flagrant abuse and outlawed. The price of water will replace the price of oil as the main public interest. Countries with abundant water will become the locations of choice for those able to live there. And on and on…
Nony on Sat, 11th Apr 2015 10:15 pm
None of that stuff is going to happen. You will die and become dust. But your children will do fine.
GregT on Sat, 11th Apr 2015 11:07 pm
All of that stuff is already happening Nony. It just isn’t happening in your neck of the woods, yet.
Apneaman on Sat, 11th Apr 2015 11:25 pm
Not looking to hopeful. We may get our Arctic blue ocean this Sept. OUCH!
At Start of 2015 Melt Season, Arctic Sea Ice is in a Terrible State
https://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2015/04/10/at-start-of-2015-melt-season-arctic-sea-ice-is-in-a-terrible-state/#comment-38181
Accelerating Towards an Arctic Blue Ocean Event
collapseofindustrialcivilization.com/2014/12/08/accelerating-towards-an-arctic-blue-ocean-event/
Apneaman on Sat, 11th Apr 2015 11:28 pm
Accelerating Towards an Arctic Blue Ocean Event
http://collapseofindustrialcivilization.com/2014/12/08/accelerating-towards-an-arctic-blue-ocean-event/
Apneaman on Sun, 12th Apr 2015 3:39 pm
Sunday, April 12, 2015
rjsigmund’s most excellent review of climate and environmental news
http://climatechangepsychology.blogspot.ca/2015/04/rjsigmunds-most-excellent-review-of.html