Population perspectives and sustainable development

Climate change mitigation in China

“…However, China's per capita CO 2 emissions are increasing very rapidly, due to the rapid growth in emissions and to the relatively slow increase in population, i.e. the average increase in China's population was only 1.08% per annum in the period 1978-2008 as a result of the controversial family planning policy (Ding and Hesketh, 2006;National Bureau of Statistics of China, 2011a;Rajeswar, 2000). Hence, China must take proactive measures to limit the growth in CO 2 emissions as soon as possible before these eventually become too cumbersome to mitigate, even if emissions rights and mitigation responsibilities are distributed on an individual basis.…”

Climate change mitigation in China

“…However, China's per capita CO 2 emissions are increasing very rapidly, due to the rapid growth in emissions and to the relatively slow increase in population, i.e. the average increase in China's population was only 1.08% per annum in the period 1978-2008 as a result of the controversial family planning policy (Ding and Hesketh, 2006;National Bureau of Statistics of China, 2011a;Rajeswar, 2000). Hence, China must take proactive measures to limit the growth in CO 2 emissions as soon as possible before these eventually become too cumbersome to mitigate, even if emissions rights and mitigation responsibilities are distributed on an individual basis.…”

Racialised Representations and the Global South: Insights from Critical Race Studies

“…By the 1980s, a strong current of neo-Malthusianism blamed high rates of population growth in the GS as the prime cause of environmental degradation (Karkal, 1994). Rajeswar (2000) notes a 1991 United Nations Fund for Population Activities publication that claimed that the 'bottom billion' people in the GS caused greater environmental harm than the rest of the world put together. Perhaps the most extreme version of this neo-Malthusianism to enter public discourse was Hardin's (1974) infamous 'lifeboat ethic', which argued that the poor and the weak (in the GS) should be allowed to die for the planet's survival.…”

Impact of administrative state capacity determinants on sustainable healthcare

“…Population growth and control measures have been a global concern, especially for developing and low-income countries, especially creating low-income countries pursuing sustainable development goals [ 81 , 82 ]. Population growth is also a crucial determinant of public service delivery in developing countries, making resources scarce and creating social gaps, such as inequality of income, power, and gender, which is the primary problem [ 83 , 84 ].…”

Climate change mitigation in China

“…However, China's per capita CO 2 emissions are increasing very rapidly, due to the rapid growth in emissions and to the relatively slow increase in population, i.e. the average increase in China's population was only 1.08% per annum in the period 1978-2008 as a result of the controversial family planning policy (Ding and Hesketh, 2006;National Bureau of Statistics of China, 2011a;Rajeswar, 2000). Hence, China must take proactive measures to limit the growth in CO 2 emissions as soon as possible before these eventually become too cumbersome to mitigate, even if emissions rights and mitigation responsibilities are distributed on an individual basis.…”

Racialised Representations and the Global South: Insights from Critical Race Studies

“…By the 1980s, a strong current of neo-Malthusianism blamed high rates of population growth in the GS as the prime cause of environmental degradation (Karkal, 1994). Rajeswar (2000) notes a 1991 United Nations Fund for Population Activities publication that claimed that the 'bottom billion' people in the GS caused greater environmental harm than the rest of the world put together. Perhaps the most extreme version of this neo-Malthusianism to enter public discourse was Hardin's (1974) infamous 'lifeboat ethic', which argued that the poor and the weak (in the GS) should be allowed to die for the planet's survival.…”

Impact of administrative state capacity determinants on sustainable healthcare

“…Population growth and control measures have been a global concern, especially for developing and low-income countries, especially creating low-income countries pursuing sustainable development goals [ 81 , 82 ]. Population growth is also a crucial determinant of public service delivery in developing countries, making resources scarce and creating social gaps, such as inequality of income, power, and gender, which is the primary problem [ 83 , 84 ].…”

Climate change mitigation in China

“…However, China's per capita CO 2 emissions are increasing very rapidly, due to the rapid growth in emissions and to the relatively slow increase in population, i.e. the average increase in China's population was only 1.08% per annum in the period 1978-2008 as a result of the controversial family planning policy (Ding and Hesketh, 2006;National Bureau of Statistics of China, 2011a;Rajeswar, 2000). Hence, China must take proactive measures to limit the growth in CO 2 emissions as soon as possible before these eventually become too cumbersome to mitigate, even if emissions rights and mitigation responsibilities are distributed on an individual basis.…”

Racialised Representations and the Global South: Insights from Critical Race Studies

“…By the 1980s, a strong current of neo-Malthusianism blamed high rates of population growth in the GS as the prime cause of environmental degradation (Karkal, 1994). Rajeswar (2000) notes a 1991 United Nations Fund for Population Activities publication that claimed that the 'bottom billion' people in the GS caused greater environmental harm than the rest of the world put together. Perhaps the most extreme version of this neo-Malthusianism to enter public discourse was Hardin's (1974) infamous 'lifeboat ethic', which argued that the poor and the weak (in the GS) should be allowed to die for the planet's survival.…”

Impact of administrative state capacity determinants on sustainable healthcare

“…Population growth and control measures have been a global concern, especially for developing and low-income countries, especially creating low-income countries pursuing sustainable development goals [ 81 , 82 ]. Population growth is also a crucial determinant of public service delivery in developing countries, making resources scarce and creating social gaps, such as inequality of income, power, and gender, which is the primary problem [ 83 , 84 ].…”