The Effects Of Overpopulation On Human Population

Overpopulation, pollution, global warming, climate change, genetic modification, ocean acidification, water/soil pollution, deforestation, acid rain, and ozone depletion are among some of the main factors that have a negative impact on the planet. Overpopulation is one the most concerning environmental issues currently. Overpopulation is defined as the human population of a specific area exceeding the carrying capacity. Overpopulation can occur from an increase in births mainly or a decline in deaths. Also, other factors that affect overpopulation can be an increase in immigration or a depletion of resources. It was stated by the United Nations that the worth has a total carrying capacity of somewhere between 4 and 16 billion. Currently we hold over 7 billion humans on Earth. As of 2017 the UN has increased their population predictions to 9.8 billion by 2050 and up to 15 billion by 2100. Pollution we hear about every day.

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.

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

There is no questioned that the United States is overpopulated. We are consuming resources at an unsanctionable rate, with the population increasing, you start to see many difficulties our nation faces surfaces on a day-to-day basis. Whether its contamination, over-consumption, transportation congestion, full institutes, clinics (sickness), exploited social amenities, unemployment (jobs), collapsing structure, inner-cities undeveloped (poverty), and not enough resources. When you have war, corruption, and poverty in many other countries in the West people look for better occupation for themselves and their families. The US is the best country on this earth hands down. Immigrants come here illegally because the process takes too long with good

Within the early history of the human race, the earth was titanic and appeared boundless. Its resources seemed limitless. Then as the humans traveled away from home, the world got smaller and most of the world was recorded onto maps. Soon, the numbers of people were growing and the world and its natural resources looked as if it was shrinking. The overpopulation of an creature is dangerous to any environment, but with humans its deadly for the whole world.

Over the past 50 years the human population has grown exponentially, and as the world’s population continues to increase. A Lot of research has been done by climatologists around the world directly linking the effects of population growth to increased CO2 emissions. I will provide data behind the negative externalities linked with these increased CO2 emissions and how they are linked to overpopulation.

There are lots of causes of overpopulation, but the ones that are the most concerning are decline in the death rate, better medical facilities, less wars, and immigration. Decline in death rate contributes to overpopulation because if there are less wars, diseases and other things like that there are far less people dying compared to people being born. Before many vaccines and when there were many wars, population was more balanced. Better medical facilities contribute to overpopulation by helping to decrease the death rate from illness. Less wars also help decrease the death rate. Immigration causes overpopulation because “Many people prefer to move to developed countries like USA, UK, Canada and Australia where best facilities are available in terms of medical, education, security and employment. The end result is that those people settle over there and those places become overcrowded”. Like Rinkesh said, people from less developed countries move to the more developed countries and they become overcrowded.

The biggest fear regarding overpopulation is if there are enough resources to supply the unlimited demand of the human population. The real problem is not that the resources of earth can’t sustain the population, but that they are not used efficiently enough. The fluctuating population densities and the means to efficiently use the resources are some of the biggest flaws of the human population. When overpopulation is debated about the main concerns besides the plight of the dense populations are the birth rate, standard of living, and ecological well-being which are all on the low/negative side of any spectrum when comparing the earth in its entirety. Urban populations cost so much to the environment and is unlikely to change. The

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.

Life is a precious thing but when does producing life become a problem? Human population growth has been a topic of discussion, among one of the many concern the world faces now. Human population growth in the twentieth century has become a slow growth rate. And even though population growth rate has decreased does not mean we are in the clear. Human population growth issues are influenced: health concerns, accessing education and technology

The question does not concern whether or not overpopulation is an environmental issue. The evidence is clear, the majority of researchers address this established issue with their own reasoning behind what the biggest cause or effect is. Overall, Hardaway (2014) found that around every one third of a second, the world creates room for one more human. Creating room for another person requires 3.2 tons of carbon, 2,000 square meters of fresh water, and 207 gigajoules of energy (Hardaway, 2014). This takes up more room and resources that the earth does not have. With this rapid growth in population, by the year 2050, the earth would need to have another living area the size of Brazil to accommodate for all the people (Kuo, 2012). With the lack of land availability, overpopulation will be impossible to survive off current natural resources. Researchers focus on why and how overpopulation is effecting the earth such as pollution, consumption, lack of resources, and overcrowding (Kuo, 2012; Wutich and Brewis, 2014). Overpopulation has numerous effects on the environment, and there are many different views on what is causing the biggest effect on the earth.

The Earth does not contain enough resources to sustain the enormous population growth of people on Earth. For instance, there is only a limited amount of area in which we can grow crops and add living space. In 2013 the population was 7 billion, in comparison there were only 1 billion people in 1804. That means this was doubled in 1927, in which it doubled again by 1974. Scientists have estimated that our population would be as much as 12 billion in 2100. The Earth can only realistically hold and

A few centuries ago, the earth had a lot less inhabitants than it does today. This progression is attributed to advancements in technology and health care. However, as time passed this explosive growth began to work against us, and is now associated as a destructive force, which is currently plaguing the planet. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the fact that, overpopulation is not the primary cause of our modern day predicaments, but is merely a tributary to the actual source. Environmental, economic, agricultural and political factors are some of the main incipient issues, which have thus been ignored, and have resulted in the myth called overpopulation. The negative repercussions of these aspects will be examined, along with a comprehensive study into future populace.

It may not be something you think about often, but human population growth is a big issue in our world today and this problem needs to be solved in the future to save our planet. Overpopulation is a condition that will be in effect if the population exceeds the carrying capacity on Earth. The carrying capacity is the peak population that can sustain human life on Earth. It is uncertain what Earth’s carrying capacity is for the human race because of our technological advances and such, but we need to solve this issue before we do find out our carrying capacity in a catastrophic way. There are many different aspects that contribute to overpopulation and a heavily populated Earth causes a lot of problems. I believe that this issue is solvable along with many other people, but it will take a lot of effort to tackle this problem. According to an article titled “Scientists more worried than public about world’s growing population”, a Pew Research Center survey revealed that 38% of American’s do not think that population growth is a problem. More awareness for overpopulation needs to be put out there to decrease that percentage. There are multiple strategies that need to be put into effect to halt population growth. The problem that arises from overpopulation can be solved and needs to be solved for the future of this planet.

The population of the earth has grown immensely over the past few hundred years, one of the most prominent spikes occurred towards the agricultural age and again during the industrial age. The Earth’s carrying capacity, how many people the Earth can hold without depletion, cannot sustain the growing population for much longer. The increasing human population has also increased its consumption. The population and connection with increases in consumption have many negative effects towards human sustainability. Some of the ways in which the human population can become more sustainable include regulating fertility rates and limiting product production. A study by researchers at the University of Central Florida found that making college students more aware of their consumption levels can actually limit their consumption levels (Grauerholz). Pollution is another factor that contributes the sustainability of the human population. More pollution and human activities will result in less available resources such as clean air (Trevors). Not only will this affect the human population, but also the populations of other living organisms. Lack of resources, for example, can lead to the extinction of animals. To maintain sustainability, the human population needs to create limits and begin creating regulations that will allow resources to replenish themselves at a continuous rate. One of the first steps is to begin working with developing nations so that they can begin to control their