Chapter 9a - Population and Resources: The Pessimistic View
There are divergent views on the relationship between population growth and the pressures it puts on resources through consumption. Pessimistic views include Thomas Malthus's essay, on the Principle of Population. Many links between Malthus and contemporary social and economic concepts can be seen, including carrying capacity, over and underpopulation and the Demographic Transition Model. Neo-Malthusian theorists...