Overpopulation

Buchbeitrag

This article discusses the concept of overpopulation and its practical relevance. Definitions of overpopulation are considered, including approaches centred on sustainability and on average or total welfare. Overpopulation has been linked to the wish for national population policies, which raise various ethical matters and coordination problems at the international level. Long-standing debates have arisen over Malthusianism and the differing views in rich and poor countries towards population control. Any practical applications of overpopulation have always proved difficult and controversial.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: In: Encyclopedia of Global Studies ; Year: 2012 ; Pages: 1285-1286 ; Ed(s).: Anheier, Helmut K. ; Juergensmeyer, Mark ; ISBN: 9781452218557 ; Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Demographic Economics: General ; Demographic Economics: Public Policy ; Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
• Subject: sustainability ; optimum population ; Malthusianism ; demographic transition ; population policies

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Jackson, William A.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Sage ; ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
• (where): Thousand Oaks, CA
• (when): 2012

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.4135/9781452218557
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/283288
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET