Overpopulation : The Better Or For The Worst?

the population is said to reach 9 billion by 2050. The overpopulation of humans is causing destructive impacts on the environment and a high demand for resources. One destructive impact would be climate change because of the exceeding rate of humans, causing pollution in the air. While the Earth is having a tough time sustaining particular resources, the high demand causes the earth to force to get its nonrenewable resources. Overpopulation can lead to dangerous impacts of pollution, depleted resources, habitat loss, etc. Overpopulation is a controversial topic. While there are those who are not paying attention to its effects, the world is displaying its resources will soon disappear due to the depletion of nonrenewable resources such as water, oil, and soil. Addressing the problems and concerns of overpopulation now, can help save the lives of individuals in the future, LITERALLY!

Population Growth is an issue that exists in today’s world that needs to be confronted before it becomes out of hand. The population itself has reached overwhelming numbers making it a problem that could turn to be dangerous. The amount of humans that the earth can support or the carrying capacity is slowly rising but at a much slower rate than the population growth rate. The increasing growth rate has its negative effects environmentally, agriculturally, socially, and economically and also has its positive effects nationally, and economically. The government is brainstorming and trying to come up with ways to decrease

Overpopulation is an undesirable condition where the number of the human population exceeds the carrying capacity of Earth. Recent research shows the Earth currently is holding around 7 billion people and around the year 2050, the population will exceed to 11 billion. While there are organizations helping with people who are in poverty or saving species in the brink of extinction, the real cause of the problem is yet to be solved.

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

“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

The idea of population control started out many years ago. The person who first started Planned Parenthood wanted to control the population of African Americans because she wanted less of them around (National Public Radio). She tried to persuade more African Americans to come to Planned Parenthood than people of other races. In addition, there was forced population control during the Holocaust, a time in World War II, when Nazi Germany tried to exterminate all Jews and others the Germans did not like (National Public Radio). This was because Adolf Hitler discriminated against anyone not white or German. In the late 20th century, the Chinese decided to make a rule to where each family could only have one child (an

Overpopulation needs to stop before the world runs out of run out of resources that the everybody need to survive.The first step is to begin talking candidly about the issues. Overpopulation cannot continue to be the problem that dares not speak its name. Humans are not just fouling their nest, but crowding it beyond its capacity. Only when both problems are taken seriously and become part of respectable discourse will we be able to move ahead on the steps necessary to deal with the self-destructive way we are treating our

All over the world, the human population fluctuates throughout each country due to several different factors. Some of the factors that can lead to an increase or decrease in population include industrialization, economic instability, poverty, laws, disease, resource destruction, sanitation, natural disasters, birth control, and access to education (Class notes). Although population decline is possible and relevant in some countries, the more important issue facing many countries today is overpopulation. Some over population problems include decreases in food sources, housing needs, land, increase in distribution problems, decrease in job availability, and poor health care environment (HowMany.org, 2014). One important question related to controlling

Have you ever wondered what your kids or loved one's life would be like in the future? well, i'm here to tell you that they may not have one, or a good one for that matter if we don't focus on certain issues, one being overpopulation. Overpopulation is an issue that creates other problems on earth including global warming, deforestation, lack of resources, species extinction, and many more. I believe that this issue is up there with some of the most important public problems that need to be resolved or done something about. Overpopulation has been a world problem for centuries and yet people haven't done much about it, so you may ask yourself why should I do something when others aren't doing anything?. Well for starters you may serve as a leader and do things others haven't yet to accomplish and maybe one day make a difference in the world. By promoting change and trying to make a difference you will start something that will benefit the lives of others, it's not likely for you to see much change in your lifetime but caring for the future of those who have yet to be born should be human nature and a priority. This problem can't be fixed by The United States or by any nation for that matter. Nations will have to come together to resolve one of the greatest issues we have ever faced. If it ever comes to such critical state which we are heading towards we don't have many options. Many scientist and researchers have calculated which actions we have available those being, colonization and exploration of other planets and controlling the birth rates. Many of the things we are so proudly making advancements in things like technology and medicine will actually end up hindering the time we have left before earth reaches its mass capacity of nine point five billion people.

Everyone knows that overpopulation is a major issue; an issue is only going to increase over the next few decades. Every person should have a general understanding of this problem because it is going to affect everyone on the planet if it has not done so already. Many countries on our planet now are already overpopulated. In many third world countries, parents do not have enough money to feed themselves, let alone food for their own children. It is estimated that over one billion people wake up every day and do not have enough food or safe drinking water. In addition, according to many scientists, we are supposed to exceed 14 billion people by 2100 and nine billion by the year 2048. Even though we will most likely all be passed on, imagine a world with seven billion more people. How will people be able to have jobs and support their families?

There are many organizations that deal with the problem of overpopulation or problems related to the effects of overpopulation such as environmental effects. Some of the organizations that I found related to this topic are the United Nations Population Fund, a group called Population Matters, another group called the World Population Balance and the Center for Biological Diversity. All of these groups deal with the issue of overpopulation and the effects that overpopulation has on world. These groups all have the same goals of raising awareness to people all over the world about overpopulation and how it’s a serious issue that can no longer be pushed away.

To begin with, in demography, the term overpopulation refers to a condition wherein the total population of a particular region far exceeds the carrying capacity of the region. Although the term by and large refers to the ratio between population and the available area, the ratio between the population and available resources cannot be ignored.

Should governments fine people who have too many biological children in order to reduce environmental damage due to overpopulation?

Bhabha, an Indian scientist, “Population control will not solve all our problems, but other problems will not be solved without population control”. We realize in the context of India’s problem, that birth control is not necessarily the answer to the problem. The answer lies in an integrated programme, comprising improved land use, conservation of soil, water, forests and grass-lands, and technical assistance. All of these must be undertaken on an international, rather than merely national scale. The threat presented by the problem of overpopulation to economic progress and world-peace is obvious. A developing country, like India, cannot afford this in its present socio-economic context. The resulting economic frustration will create resentment among poverty-tossed masses. The main goal is to control population growth to promote their own economic well-being and indirectly contribute to the peace of the entire

Gioietta Kuo discusses overpopulation as the main problem causing all of life’s problems on earth today. Moreover, if the problem is not rectified, the world faces extinction from a shortage of resources such as food, water, and land. The implied message is that overpopulation needs to be addressed, because without reducing the inhabitants in the world, humanity will run out of the means to sustain even the current population. This article relates to “Connecting the Dots between Species Extinction, Overpopulation, and the Use of Resources” by Marshall Marcus, because Marcus also believes that the extinction of any species can be traced back to the increase of the world’s population. Both authors feel that overpopulation is the cause for many of earth’s problems such as environmental destruction, climate change, and food shortage to name a few. With all the data, facts and references, I feel this article credible. Using this information in my paper will help argue my opinion on overpopulation.