7 Billion: How Did We Get So Big So Fast?
“The human overpopulation issue is the topic I see as the most vital to solve if our children and grandchildren are to have a good quality of life.”
– Alexandra Paul
“Short of nuclear war itself, population growth is the gravest issue the world faces. If we do not act, the problem will be solved by famine, riots, insurrection and war.”
– Robert McNamara,
More information:
http://www.npr.org/2011/10/31/141816460/visualizing-how-a-population-grows-to-7-billion
http://populationmatters.org/
Posted in: Notes November 14th, 2011
Here is a TED Talk by Paul Gilding called “The Earth is full”
http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_gilding_the_earth_is_full.html