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"Global Demography": The "PERILS" of Overpopulation

1) Demography describes the size, composition, and structure of populations and how urban and rural populations differ in family size preferences. Urban families prefer smaller families while rural families see children as important investments. 2) Population aging poses challenges for providing social security and healthcare for the aged while maintaining economic growth. It can harm the economy long-term if consumption increases. 3) Overpopulation can lead to the exhaustion of natural resources, environmental degradation, rising unemployment and living costs, though it also spurs technological innovation concentrated in urban areas. Reproductive rights are debated with arguments on both sides.

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"Global Demography": The "PERILS" of Overpopulation

1) Demography describes the size, composition, and structure of populations and how urban and rural populations differ in family size preferences. Urban families prefer smaller families while rural families see children as important investments. 2) Population aging poses challenges for providing social security and healthcare for the aged while maintaining economic growth. It can harm the economy long-term if consumption increases. 3) Overpopulation can lead to the exhaustion of natural resources, environmental degradation, rising unemployment and living costs, though it also spurs technological innovation concentrated in urban areas. Reproductive rights are debated with arguments on both sides.

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“GLOBAL DEMOGRAPHY”

Demography describe population, size, composition and structure of population.


Urbanize educated and proffisional families with two in cones, desire just one or two progenies.
Rural multiple children and large kinship networks as critical investments. Their house can also
become the retirement homes for the parents then proceed to take care of their grandchildren.

Effect of an Aging Population:


having challenging task to provide social security and public for the aged while maintaining economic
growth, Popylarion ageing could lead to an increase in government consumption due to the rise in the
demand for healthcare, can be harmful to the economy in the long Run.

We need to take an action to reduce the impact of those of us already here, including through
reducing consumption to sustainable levels, increasing re use and recycling and technological
solutions. The most effective step we take to achieve goals reducing our environment impact and
ending population growth.

The “PERILS” of Overpopulation

 Exhaustion of natural resources: the main effect of overpopulation is the unequal and
unrestrained use of resources. The planet has a limited capacity to generate raw materials
and each year the natural resources deficit – the consumption of resources at a faster rate
than the planet is able to generate them – is reached earlier. Consequently, in developing
countries, overpopulation causes fierce rivalries to control resources. Territorial conflicts over
water supply are due in many cases to geopolitical tensions and can end in war.

 Environmental degradation: unbridled use of natural resources, as well as growth in energy


production from coal, oil and natural gas (fossil fuels) is having a negative impact on the planet.

 Rising unemployment: on the other hand, a high number of workers exist for a limited number of vacancies
and this seems destined to lead to high rates of joblessness in the future. This in turn could provoke rising
crime and social revolt.

 Rising living costs: all the above will lead, at the end of the day, to increasing living costs in most countries.
Fewer resources, less water, the packing of many people into confined spaces and a lack of money are
provoking an increase in the cost of living whereby only a percentage of the population will be able to cover
all their needs.

 Technological advances: on the positive side, high concentrations of people in urban areas also brings with it
research and development in the quest for solutions to the population’s needs. An example is the
popularization of communication technologies and the generation, collection and use of Big Data for
sustainable ends, as well as the emergence of Smart Cities adapted to ensure good living conditions for the
increasing population.

It's the Economy, Not the Babies


The use of population control to prevent economic crisis has its critics.
Betsy Hartman disagrees with the advocates of Neo-Malthusian theory and accused governments of
using population control as a substitute for social justice and much needed reforms such land
distribution, employment creation, provision of mass education and health care, and emancipation.
They acknowledge the shift in population from rural to the urban areas. They likewise noted
that while this “megacities” are now clusters in which income disparities along with transportation,
housing, air pollution and, waste management are major problems, they also have become and
continue to be “Center of Economic Growth and Activity.
Population growth has, in fact spurred “Technological and institutional innovation” and
increased “the supply of human ingenuity”.
Women and Reproductive Rights
The character in the middle of these debates-women-is often the subject of these population
measures. Reproductive rights supporters argue that if population reach their goals, women must have
control over whether they will have children or not when they will have their purpose, if any.
This serial correlation between fertility, family, and fortune has motivated countries with
growing economies to introduce or strengthen their Reproductive Laws, including abortion.
Opponents regard reproductive rights as nothing but a false front for abortion. They contend
that this method of preventing conception endangers the life of the mother and must be banned.
The Feminist Perspective
Feminist approach the issue of reproductive rights from another angle. They believe that
government assumptions that poverty and environmental degradation are caused by overpopulation
are wrong.
These factors ignore other equally important causes like unequal distribution of wealth, the
lack of public safety net like universal health care, education and gender equality programs.
Population growth and food security
Population growth- The increase in the # of individuals in a population. Food security- -define by the
United Nation's Committee on World Food Security. - the condition in which all people, at all times,
have physical, social and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary
needs and preferences for an active and healthy life.
Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)- -is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads
international efforts to defeat hunger.
CONCLUSION
Demography is a complex discipline that requires the integration of various social scientific
data. As you can see, demographic changes and policies have impact in every aspect of our life. yet
it’s a core to demographic account for growth and decline human species.

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