« Population, economics, environment and culture; an introduction to human carrying capacity »
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Population growth and earth's human carrying capacity.
Earth's capacity to support people is determined both by natural constraints and by human choices concerning economics, environment, culture (including values and politics), and demography. Human carrying capacity is therefore dynamic and uncertain. Human choice is not captured by ecological notions of carrying capacity that are appropriate for nonhuman populations. Simple mathematical models o...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature Sciences Sociétés
سال: 1998
ISSN: 1240-1307
DOI: 10.1016/s1240-1307(98)80061-7