Cornuopian theory A cornucopian is a futurist who believes that continued progress and provision of material items for mankind can be met by similarly continued advances in technology. Fundamentally they believe that there is enough matter and energy on the earth to provide for the estimated peak population of about 9.22 billion in 2075. The term comes from cornocupia‚ the "horn of plenty" of Greek mythology which magically supplied its owners with endless food and drink. The cornucopians are sometimes
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Zero Population Growth Battle: The Cornucopians V.S. the neo-Malthusians Zero population growth (ZPG) may be described as the state in which a country‚ state‚ or region is in during a time where the population does not increase nor decrease. At this state‚ the average total fertility rate is 2.1. As of now‚ the zero population growth movement is targeting underdeveloped countries and regions that have an exploding population‚ such as India and Sub-Saharan Africa. While ZPG may contradict
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Thomas Malthus and ZPG World Population is constantly increasing at an exponential rate due to the industrial revolution. Many don’t realize the after-effects of such happenings. To fully comprehend the idea fully‚ geographers have had to research Thomas Malthus studies. Malthus was a British scholar whom played a key role in demography‚ the study of population. Malthus contributed to the fields of human geographers. While studying different animal species‚ Malthus noticed that populations grew
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population growth‚ and attempts to clarify concepts on either side of the debate....Is human population a problem? Two groups believe that "there is no population problem"‚ Cornucopians and Marxists. "Cornucopians argue that people are the world ’s ultimate resource and the more of them‚ the better" (Biosphere 2000‚ 130). The Cornucopian viewpoint sees continued population growth as positive‚ and if problems arise human inventiveness will solve them. "Marxists argue that poverty is the result of the unequal
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PERSPECTIVES ON POPULATION GROWTH Based on the current trend‚ there will be a total to about 9.2 billion people on the earth by mid-century‚ fuelled by the birth of 220000 children a day and falling mortality rates (Population Institute‚ 2014). This estimate raises questions about the future of humanity and the planet we inhabit. The debate about an optimal size for human population is one that has waged over the years. The question is fundamentally about sustainability; whether the resources that
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Overpopulation is not simply a function of the size or density of the population. Overpopulation can be determined using the ratio of population to available sustainable resources. If a given environment has a population of ten‚ but there is food or drinking water enough for only nine‚ then that environment is overpopulated; if the population is 100 individuals but there is enough food‚ shelter‚ and water for 200 for the indefinite future‚ then it is not. Overpopulation can result from an increase
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Throughout his writing‚ Gary Snyder explores the theme of deep ecology‚ an ideology very close to him. Going against most Western cornucopian thought‚ is an understanding that Homo sapiens are not the most valuable species. Instead deep ecology teaches that all species‚ all life our planet Earth‚ has equal value and standing because at the end of the day we all just parts of our environment‚ just small players in ecological cycles that have been going on for eons. Although humans have greatly
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The Demographic Transition One attempt to summarize an observed voluntary relationship between population growth and economic development is the demographic transition model. It traces the changing levels of human fertility and mortality presumably associated with industrialization and urbanization. The first stage of that replacement process-and of the demographic transition model-is characterized by high birth and high but fluctuating death rates. As long as births only slightly exceed deaths
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KBATS 1. Age Distribution: Used to understand similarities and differences among countries. The most important factor is dependency ratio which is the number of people who are too young or too old to work compared to the number of people in their productive years. We divide the population into 3 groups- 0-14‚ 15-64‚ and 65 and older. 2. Agricultural Density: The ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture. This density helps account for economic differences
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Geo Midterm – Review The Geographical Approach Geography = Only discipline that examines patterns of phenomena on Earth. Geographers are interested in locational aspects of Earth phenomena (can it be mapped?) * Physical geography involves natural phenomena * Human/cultural geography involves phenomena caused by inhabitants Many different fields of geography overlap one another. All geographers are interested in: * A focus on spatial relationships (terrestrial) * Geographic
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