Population 10 Billion
$42.57
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
10 June 2013
Summary
Before May 2011 the top demographics experts of the United Nations had suggested that world population would peak at 9.1 billion in 2100, and then fall to 8.5 billion people by 2150. In contrast, the 2011 revision suggested that 9.1 billion would be achieved much earlier, maybe by 2050 or before, and by 2100 there would be 10.1 billion of us. What’s more, they implied that global human population might still be slightly rising in our total numbers a century from now. So what shall we do? Are …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780334912 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1780334915 |
| Author: | Danny Dorling, Professor Danny Dorling |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 10 June 2013 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Tom Thorne Novels |
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A myth-busting analysis of population growth… refreshingly free of doomsday rhetoric.– The Guardian
Brilliant and persuasive. - Prospect
A myth-busting analysis of population growth… refreshingly free of doomsday rhetoric. - The GuardianDorling punctures many myths. - The ObserverAbout The Author
Danny Dorling
Danny Dorling is Professor for the Public Understanding of Social Science at the University of Sheffield. He is a Geographer and Honorary President of the Society of Cartographers. In 2009 he was awarded the Gold Award of the Geographical Association and the Back Award of the Royal Geographical Society. He has appeared on BBC TV programs on demography and frequently comments on public policy on radio.
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