+159 Overpopulation is not an issue. The problem is that there's an unequal distribution of resources, amirite?

by Anonymous 10 years ago

and condoms

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Over population is still an issue, and at the rate that we're going we're going to reach a point where there aren't enough resources for everybody to live with a decent standard of living. 1st world countries don't hardly feel the impact yet, and maybe in our lifetimes we won't, but if we don't start making a change then we're going to overpopulate, use up all of our resources, and everybody is going to die. Just thought you should know. (:

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Shoulder to shoulder, everyone in the world would fit in the city of LA- and everyone in the world could live in Texas with one acre of land each. How is that overpopulated? Our situation can only improve as countries pass through the Demographic Transition Model. Most third world countries are in Stage 2, entering Stage 3, meaning that as industrialization progresses, population beings to level out until it reaches Zero Population Growth in Stage 4 (USA, Canada, etc) and begins to decline in Stage 5 (Russia, Italy, etc). Countries do not go back in the DTM. They can only move forward. The problem is that first world countries indulge themselves, leaving third world countries to starve. If we consumed less and conserved more, there wouldn't be an issue. i'm super passionate about this topic asdfgh

by Anonymous 12 years ago

these myths really piss me off. the land area of LA is 1,213.850 km2, so with a population of 7billion each person could have 1.7mm2(~0.06in2) of land to stand on. Texas has a size of 696,241 km2 so everyone could own about 9cm2(3.5in2). Besides that, it's not about pure size requirements, there *is* a lot of open and free land, it's how much usable land there is. In order for us to get a high yield land for crop growth needs to be very very fertile. We are able to currently provide food to everyone but only just and things like climate change is ruining that, something that will only get worse when we pave over our forests for living space and crop growth (crops generally absorb much less CO2 than forested areas). As you said population growth will curb itself but that isn't happening fast enough. The population growth in many 3rd world countries is booming and as food gets scarcer it will be harder and harder for them to develop as the price of living will be much more, slowing down the process even more. Of course eventually the population will stabilize but if something isn't done about it then it will be because millions starved to death or died in the civil unrest.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Yeah, I didn't bother with the math when I made this post. It was just something I pulled off of a National Geographic video, so I figured it would be reliable: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcDjlDxQebI As for everything else, I'm not quite sure how to refute that. You make some pretty good points and I'll probably have to rethink my opinion.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

The thing is, first world countries won't feel it for a really long time. They can produce a lot of what they need in their own country. I believe something like 90% of the worlds population lives in undeveloped countries.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

and overpopulation is a myth

by Anonymous 12 years ago

There are seven billion people on this planet. If the doubling time is accurate, we'll have to make tons of resource rationalizations within the next 50 years. It is not a myth.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The doubling time of countries has been projected to plateau and shift from a J-curve to an S-curve by 2050. As countries continue industrialzing, the crude birth rate of the world will decline. If resources are distributed equally- that is, more resources are given to LDCs, the population will take care of itself.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Really? That makes sense, actually. hmm

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Heh, I'm taking a class on it this year, and it's actually pretty interesting.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

One word: China

by Anonymous 11 years ago

If even 14% of the world living in the selfish blind indulging way that we do in 1st world nations resources would dry up and mass famine would kill of huge amounts of the population. Putting our gluttony into perspective.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Over population comes from people, and resources were already there. People caused the problem, having a limited number of resources didn't. So I'd say over population is the problem.

by Anonymous 11 years ago