Assess The Causes Of Rapid Population Growth

The indefinite growth of the human population, has monumental impacts on the natural environment, not only in the UK, but around the globe. Architecturally, the entire process of designing and constructing a building, both domestic and not, can lead to the rapid exhaustion of natural resources across the planet. Building with environmental design strategies in mind not only combats the impact we as humans have on the natural environment, but also has considerable economic benefits, due to lower running costs of buildings and advanced occupant productivity. There are also many social benefits, such as improved air quality which resultantly leads too enhanced health of a buildings occupants.

In 1999 the world population reached six billion. Roughly 200,000 lives have been added each day since then, about one small city a week. This population boom however, is not evenly distributed throughout the globe. In fact, many countries in Europe have experienced negative population growth in the last ten years. It is the developing nations of our world that are most responsible for the exponential increase the world has begun to experience. The busy-bodied human mind has rushed and hurried to find "tech-fix's" to sustain our ever growing population. The population should have hit a glass ceiling a few billion people ago, many argue that it has explaining the 1-2 billion people dying of

It is a widely known fact that the population of the world increases by a great factor every year. However, not many people know what exactly is causing this upsurge. In the past century, the population has radically grown. The main things increasing the world’s population are medical care and infant mortality rates because both have changed drastically over the past century.

After the end of World War II there was a sharp increase in birthrates which was dubbed the “Baby Boom”. The years 1946-1964 marked a substantial increase in populations around the world. The years 1982-1995 also saw an increase in population as the original baby boomers began to procreate. Though, it is important to notes that this smaller baby boom was markedly less than that of its predecessor. The post-war baby boomers are important in this report because it is this generation that has begun to retire and require more services and pensions from the government. It will be up to the significantly younger generation to

Throughout human history, population growth is one of the most important topics brought into discussion. Globally, there are about 7.2 billion people in the world, and it will rise up to 11 billion or more by the 21st century (Brown). When we look back in the history, population growth has been so slow as to be imperceptible within a single generation, “Reaching a globally population of 1 billion in 1804 required the entire time since the humans appeared on the scene. To add the second billion, it took until 1927, just over 100 years. Thirty- three years later, in 1960, world population reached 3 billion” (Brown 15). Then the pace sped

In exponential population growth, a population's growth will remain the same regardless of the population size, making the amount of people in that area grows faster and faster as it gets larger. In nature, populations may grow exponentially for some period, but they will ultimately be limited by resource availability. For example whenever you have any kind of organism you must be mindful of the exponential population grown because they could take over an area just by reproducing. “An organism is “An individual form of life, such as a plant, an animal, a bacterium, a protist, or a fungus; a body made up of organs, organelles, or other parts that work together to carry on the various processes of life” (The American Heritage® Science Dictionary, 2017). Imagine that we bought two fish with a pair of male and female fish in a fish aquarium. Now, if these fish and their offspring reproduced at top speed over a 10-year period of time, without any fish dying, we would run out of room in the fish tank.

When considering the growth of the world’s population there Is a concentrated look at Four Main factors with a fifth element now ,slowly becoming a large factor.They are fertility rates, mortality rates (life expectancy), the initial age profile of the population (whether it is comparatively old or relatively young to begin with), migration, and now religion, where focus is placed on migrating to or from a particular faction.

No Population can have an ongoing exponential growth without having a limit that rules over the population’s size. This limit is called the carrying capacity. Carrying capacity is the number of people, animals and crops that a region can support without environmental degradation. The way things are now, the human population is going to break through its carrying capacity very soon. Exceeding the carrying capacity means that the number of humans roaming the earth is greater than the number of humans the food supply can hold. Therefore, the only way to avoid a future battle for food is by reducing the birth rate of newborns in families across the globe.

To say we are multiplying life like flies is an understatement. However, some nations are working to reduce baby booms. One such Nation is China with their two-child rule passed in October 2015 (Feng, 2017), many felt this was a step in the right direction in curtailing a population boom that was considered one of the highest on the planet. While some viewed this as control and a step towards socialism, while others reflected on the positive steps towards sustainability and the countries need to prepare for the future. Should other countries follow suit? In reviewing the damage that is piling up against our resources due to overpopulation, one would think all governments would consider this. Again, we think should keep thinking, more people, more food, and water, more homes will be built, and the list goes on. Is this what caused groups of people to become extinct such as the Vikings or the Islanders? It is certainly possible. You cannot continue to drain off

It took the beginning of time until 1804 to reach a world population of one billion people. Population statistics show that there were 1.6 billion people in 1900 and this figure reached 6 billion before the end of the 20th century. Over the past several decades, the world 's population has been growing exponentially. According to the population statistics, this figure is going to ascend to more than 9 billion people by the end of 2050. Recent studies shows that the growth rate of population has somewhat steadied from the prior projections due to various things such as increased education, along with higher death rates due to the spread of numerous diseases. Despite these recent projections, the overall trend of rapid population growth remains, creating numerous challenges for engineers. The main concern for engineers is that this rapid increase in population, along with fast paced industrial growth, places a tremendous strain on land, energy, and water resources that are essential for human survival. These challenges for engineers will required them to use their talents in effort to improve these situations.

Over-population or as well known as ‘’Human Over-population’’ appears when the total of population exceeds the capacityThere are some root causes why the over-population becomes the serious problem, may be more serious than it seems to be. First, The high rate of population growth. In some countries, the rise in birth rate (lack of birth control & limiting programs) and the decline in death rate. In the other words, the rate of population growth keeps growing time by time. Second, many people still believe that ‘’children is a sign of prosperty’’ , so they believe would be enriched if they have a lot of children. A lot of efforts which have been done by the government to reduce the number of population. Even there are a lot of programs that have been settled but, it did not show any progress such

Image this: One day, you wake up and 240,000 more people are living in your mansion. It is a big mansion with normally ample supplies to sustain your lifestyle. However, with 240,000 more people inhabiting that same area, it has become cramped and small. The next day, 240,000 people more come to live with you. This happens everyday for many years, soon supplies start to stretch thin and space starts to be a rarity. Unfortunately, this is not fiction. It is reality. Everyday, 240,000 babies are born around the world, according to United Nations’ Population Fund (UNFPA). This figure works out to be about 12,000,000 people over the next 50 years, if the growth stays, steady. However, as stated by World Population Profile: 1998, the

Chuck Palahnikuk, American novelist and freelance journalist, once ask “When did the future switch from being a promise to a threat?” This question rings true for all of us on a global scale for society. Our population growth has exploded since 1967, let alone back in 1750. Since 1967, the world population has doubled and annually grows around 80 million people a year; that’s around 2.5 people every Second. Societies speculation of overpopulation has went from a probability to a growing fear of what the future may hold for the global economy. Some countries have taken measures, either by law or trend, to lower population growth yet and some have no idea where to start or don’t have to monetary assets to fund such an idea. I have done a thorough look into the population problem and possible solutions in helping ease the growth of all countries and not just a select few. Although the explosion of growth is mostly due to good things such as; technological innovations, an increase in methods of sanitation, a better medical care set up to help those who need it, an increase in agricultural output and advancements, and other factors such as medicines and proper medical staff which has lead to a dramatic decrease in infant mortality rate. Birth rates have out spaced death rates by at least a couple years; but are all this a great thing? Is there any way for us to slow growth without jeopardizing our own existence? How long can we continue on this path before extreme measures must

Even though there has been an extreme increase on the world in generals population lately, in some parts of the world the population has actually decreased. An example would be Europe. Their population has been steadily decreasing with a population of 738 million people today and 646 million people in 2050. Other countries have been steadily increasing. An example would be Chad. Their population has been steadily increasing by 3.3% per year. Countries like Chad are having tons of problems because of their overpopulation. They have a huge strain on major resources, therefore conflicts over water are beginning to occur between

To truly grasp the horror of overpopulation and why it is a threat to human existence itself, it is important to know the how it all started. Before the industrial revolution, the birth rates and death rates were about the same, keeping the population stable. Although people had a large number of kids but many of them died before the age of 6 (Kinder). Then in 1800s came the industrial revolution. Industrial revolution marked the beginning of an upward increase in the exponential graph that represents total world population by reducing death rates in the time to come. It allowed us to achieve this feat through medical advancements, increases in agricultural productivity. Medical advancements have allowed for a decrease in mortality rate as it provided better measures to treat critical health illnesses, more effective ways to control epidemics, more effective solutions to infertility problems and safer pregnancies. Increased food production through intensive farming techniques, including heavy use of genetically modified seeds, mechanized farming processes and immense use of fertilizers and pesticides, have also played a significant role in allowing the current growth of the human population. Lastly, having a large of number of kids, if not for old traditions, is still considered a highly personal matter and for whatever reasons, people don’t like being told what to do in their personal lives. However, it is important to understand that every personal decision such