Population growth, poverty and health

Kibirige, Joachim

doi:10.1016/s0277-9536(96)00341-3

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“…Although, type of place of residence was not associated with fertility, other studies found that rural women tend to have high fertility. Kibirige (1997) attributed this phenomenon to the prevailing low socioeconomic conditions in rural areas, whereby a large family, hence higher fertility rates, would be encouraged perhaps because more human labour is required to support farming. This phenomenon has been extensively discussed, see for example Bongaarts and Potter (1983), Cohen (1998) andCleland et al (1994), and follows from Becker and Lewis (1973), who established that economic reasons lead to increased fertility in poor economies.…”

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Modelling individual fertility levels in Malawian women: a spatial semiparametric regression model

Kazembe

2007

Stat Methods Appl

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Modelling individual fertility levels in Malawian women: a spatial semiparametric regression model

Kazembe

2007

Stat Methods Appl

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“…It has also been suggested that GPG can be partly attributed to religious groups that have actively discouraged the use of contraceptives . Furthermore, other literature indicates that GPG is closely related to poverty because the world's poorer people generally have less access to family planning education and/or contraceptives and are more likely to raise larger families to provide income via familial labor . For example, women in their child‐bearing years now typically have an average of two children in the world's more developed countries, compared to six or seven in some of the world's poorest countries…”

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Does Size Matter? A Study of Risk Perceptions of Global Population Growth

Dawson

Johnson

2016

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The global human population now exceeds 7 billion and is projected to reach 10 billion around 2060. While population growth has been associated with certain benefits (e.g., economies of scale, technological advancements), theoretical models, probabilistic projections, and empirical evidence also indicate that this growth could increase the likelihood of many adverse events (e.g., climate change, resource shortages) and the impact of these events, as more people are exposed to the outcomes. While concerns about these issues are well-documented in the academic literature, there is little evidence concerning the public's perceptions of the risks associated with global population growth (GPG) and how these perceptions are likely to influence related decisions. To address these issues, we conducted a U.K.-based study that examined respondents' risk perceptions of GPG, their willingness to embrace mitigation/precautionary behaviors, and reasons for variations in these two factors. We found that GPG is perceived as a moderate-to-high risk, with concerns about the increased likelihood of resource shortages, ecological damage, and violent conflict being foremost. Respondents believed that the worst effects of GPG would arrive around 2050 and would be experienced by the world's poorest people. Respondents who perceived greater levels of risk from GPG were generally those who indicated a greater willingness to embrace mitigation behaviors (e.g., reduce resource consumption) and preventative actions (e.g., support political action to limit growth). We discuss how our findings might be utilized to better manage the potential challenges associated with GPG and we suggest several directions for further research.

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“…Population growth is believed to be one of the main challenges for the future of human civilization (Kibirige 1997;Swaminathan 2010). Although extensive population control programs have been successfully performed in many countries, the world's population has doubled since 1960 and is still increasing (Gilland 2002).…”

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Efficient use of energy through organic rice–duck mutualism system

Pirdashti

Mohammadi

et al. 2015

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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Industrial agriculture is not efficient anymore due in particular to the use of nonrenewable energy such as fossil fuels. Organic agriculture is an alternative system that aims to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels, pesticides, and mineral fertilizers. Animal-crop systems present potential mutual benefits, but such systems have been rarely studied quantitatively. Here, we compare energy inputs and outputs of organic riceduck farming with conventional rice production in Mazandaran province, Iran. Our results show that the global energy input of organic rice-duck, 79,307 MJ ha . The most used energy was fuel, amounting to 40 % of total energy for organic rice-duck and 33 % for conventional rice. Then, machinery consumed 25 % of total energy for organic rice-duck and 20 % for conventional rice. Then, fertilizers consumed 20 % of total energy in the form of organic fertilizers for organic rice-duck versus 16 % in the form of mineral fertilizers for conventional rice. Overall, our findings show that organic rice-duck farming has more energy efficiency than conventional rice farming.

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Population growth, poverty and health

Cited by 28 publications

References 10 publications

Modelling individual fertility levels in Malawian women: a spatial semiparametric regression model

Modelling individual fertility levels in Malawian women: a spatial semiparametric regression model

Does Size Matter? A Study of Risk Perceptions of Global Population Growth

Efficient use of energy through organic rice–duck mutualism system

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