Overpopulation: A Dystopian Society

Humankind will always have to overcome challenges. Three key challenges that we are currently facing and require immediate action are overpopulation, land use, as well as cultural conflicts. These issues have been prevalent topics in the media in recent years. Unless we start taking the steps to address these concerns, we will continue to see these topics in the media for years to come.

The main reason and causes of overpopulation and how it affects us is the industrial revolutions and the two world wars( plus the other little ones in-between including the cold war and the Vietnam war) . This brought advances in other fields that made it a lot easier for people to do extraordinary things. During wars people want to outgun each other, so they spend massive amounts of money on development. These technologies will eventually filter down into everyday use. A Prime example of this is the computer, it all started when the British tried to decode a German message and they wanted something more powerful than what they had at the present time. So the engineers went to work and they developed the first computer. It was huge but then everything filtered down to what we have now, phones and pc’s to name a few.

Throughout the last few hundred years, humans have built a foundation. Compared to all of the other animal species on Earth, humans are the most intelligent. We have built houses everywhere, developed a system to sustain ourselves, and now inhabit almost every piece of land on earth. Humans are smart, strong, and know how to fend for themselves. But, humans have a tendency to take it too far, and we have already done so. There have been numerous advancements over the past few hundred years which could ultimately lead to the downfall of the human race. The main issue is overpopulation due to the advancements in technology and general knowledge. The statistics from an article by Kenneth Smail show that “In the year 1900, there were almost 2 billion humans living on Earth. Throughout the 1960’s, the baby boom, there were 3 billion humans on Earth. Today in 2016, there are just over 7 billion humans living on Earth.” Currently, we have taken up just over half of all available land on this planet, and with increased amounts of people having kids, our population will only increase. Overpopulation is becoming a serious problem all around the world, especially in countries such as China and India. There are many global problems associated with overpopulation that are becoming more and more prevalent, which will all have dangerous effects on the foundation that humans have

Human overpopulation occurs when the ecological footprint of a human population in a specific location exceeds the carrying capacity of the place occupied by that group. Overpopulation can further be viewed, in a long term perspective, as existing when a population cannot be maintained given the rapid depletion of nonrenewable resources or given the degradation of the of the environment to give support to the population. Overpopulation is a problem that needs to be solved.

A Modest Proposal for Preventing Overpopulation of the World caused by the Massive Amount of People being born, and for making the World More Sustainable

Population in the world is growing rapidly and civilians don’t realize the consequences of having too many people in this world. Just a few of the consequences are, homeless people, food shortages, and unemployment. With an increase of people, resources are quickly being used up. Should America try to mimic China’s population control law that couples are only allowed up to two children? Population control will help the world because it will eliminate food shortages, reduce the amount of trash, and stabilize the economy.

The world is growing at an extremely fast rate which will lead to an unhealthy place for people to live in. If current trends persist, there will be 2.5 billion more people on the planet by mid-century. It will be difficult to feed that many people. There are many problems with population growth and the laws associated with it, but there are also ways to counteract these issues. By spreading awareness, creating laws, and more family planning we can prevent population from growing out of control.

The world is experiencing a dramatic problem in overcrowding. In this revolutionary world many problems are burning day by day because of the rapidly increases in the population. Every country facing the problem of overpopulation.

In the present era, there are many issues that pose a threat to our way of life. Overpopulation is one of the most serious threats to mankind.Overpopulation is a serious problem that will eventually have an extremely negative effect on our countries and our planet. Overpopulation is generally defined as an inability of the environment to support the existing population of human or other living things. Overpopulation is an undesirable condition where the number of existing human population exceeds the carrying capacity of earth. If a country or city is overpopulated, it has too many people for the amount of food, materials, and space available there. Overpopulation is caused by number of factors. Reduced mortality rate, better medical facilities,

In society we experience a lot of problems that could have devastating effect on our planet and our society. These problems can range anywhere from pollution, to dictatorships, to even over population; if these problems are not controlled they could end up to the destruction of the world or possibly even a dystopian society. We as a society take these real world possibilities into consideration and look for the outcome in the form of literature. We imagine all the possibilities of an extraordinary event or catastrophe happening that if, or when, the time comes the people of our planet will be prepared. Although we try to be prepared by imagining all situations that could possibly happen, literature cannot explain how to fix the problem but

“When we have peace, then we have a chance to save the planet. But if we are not united in peace, if we do not practice mindful consumption, we cannot save our planet.”(Thich Nhat Hanh) We as the human race have entered a new age of the Earth: the Anthropocene, a term that became popular in the early 2000s. It means “ Man New”, because of the new world we have created and the amount of extinctions, pollution and alterations in the world’s functions that has come from our expansion. Due to the large amount of waste a small portion of the world produces, it affects the whole world in terrifying ways. People that argue that overpopulation is the largest issue have to understand that it is not the majority of the world that creates so much waste

Over population is an issue that plagues people all over the world. American’s specifically are headed towards a population of over 400 people by 2050. High population numbers like these can lead to an abundance of environmental issues. One of these issues specifically is air pollution. Air pollution is primarily the cause of industrialization and releasing toxic fumes into the atmosphere. This causes the ozone levels to rise to unhealthy conditions. If countries like the U.S don’t become active in preventing these environmental issues, overpopulation would just continue to increase them. This would affect American citizens because environmental issues, like air pollution, caused by over population will have a negative effect on the quality of life and the ability to breathe clean air.

The Worlds population was once of seven billion just fifteen years ago but now? Now after a paralysing epidemic that leads to an almost certain imminent death the numbers are just under borderline of two point five billion. It's hard to keep exact count, the population grows and decreases daily, new births of unfortunate babies being brought into this corrupted World, deaths of old beggars, starving children. The numbers change daily. You lose people, you gain people, it's been that way even before the epidemic struck. People die, people leave yet there's nothing you can do about it and in this measly, broken world we've all lost someone, whether it be parents, brothers and sisters or your Great Aunt Margret who lived down the street with her

The death rates have the possibility of ranging from as high as 37 to as low as 18 deaths per 1000 population. This drop in death rates may be due to the effects of urbanization and new technology, as life expectancy rose the death rates have fallen because of the new medical and sanitation advancements. Improved foodstuff storage and distribution and a rising per person income also allowed for death rates to drop. With urbanization, the environment became better equipped for many families, with access to medical amenities, food, and other necessities that were not reliable before. Birth rates still remain high since cultural practices are harder to change than an easy implementation technology. This would also be due to the fact that children seem more desirable because once at the proper age they can work and help parents earn money and care for their family. With the effect of falling death rates, the population will see an increase in size because of the growing difference between the two

In 1810, the world’s population was 1 billion; 200 years later, it is over 7 billion. What caused this tremendous jump in population growth? Better healthcare caused death rates to plummet, and caused successful birthrates to soar. Population growth rate is calculated with a simple formula (Birth rate – Death rate = Growth rate). The human population increases by about 80 million per year; and that number is actually increasing steadily. In another 140 years, the population could be close to 27 billion.