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MODULES FOR UNIVERSITIES ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SCIENCE
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1.Presentation
2.World population (I)
2.1. Quantitative aspects
2.1.1. The growth of the world population in the last three centuries
2.1.2. The regional inequalities of the growth
2.1.3. Future projections
2.2. Qualitative aspects
2.3. The reasons: the demographic transition theory
3.World population (II)
3.1. Territorial distribution guidelines of the world population
3.2. Origin and development of the city
3.3. The current process of the world urbanisation
3.4. Environmental aspects of the urbanisation
4.Population and environment
4.1. The historical debate on the population growth and the natural resources. From Malthus to the Rio Summit
4.2. The current state of the debate
4.2.1. The zero growth: a desirable utopia?
4.2.2. The limits to growth
4.2.3. The carrying capacity
4.2.4. The quantification of the human activities impact: the ‘ecological footprint’
4.2.5. Some final considerations: some past omissions and future investigation lines
4.3. The final goal: the sustainable development
5.Conclusions
6.Quiz
7.Resources
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World Population and Sustainable Development
1.Presentation
2.World population (I)
3.World population (II)
4.Population and environment
5.Conclusions
6.Quiz
7.Resources
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Interactive maps: population growth and density
2010 population pyramids by sex and age
MODULE "WORLD POPULATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT". Author:
Joan Alberich
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joan.alberich@urv.cat
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DOW/URV Chair Sustainable Development.
desenvolupament.sostenible@urv.cat
Interactive maps: population growth and density
Interactive maps: population growth and density
Interactive maps: population growth and density