Allison, Anthony (Ed.). Population Control

Title

Population Control

Editor

Allison, Anthony

Publisher

Penguin Books, Middlesex, England

Year

1970

ISBN

0140211624 (paperback)

Illustrations

several graphs and line drawings

Bibliography

at the end of each contribution

Index

none

Pages

240

Categories

Nature, Animals, Populations, Population Control, Population Growth, Plants

Language

English

Summary

In 1968 the total world population was estimated at roughly 3,500,000,000. By the year 2000, at the present rate of growth, it will have risen to over 7,500,000,000.
It is widely recognized that the growth and control of human poipulations is the major biological problem overshadowing the second half of the twentieth century. Positive action in the next decade is essential; yet social inertia is immense, tradition and superstition die hard, and funds for further research are lacking.
Population Control is a balanced account of the present state of knowledge, set against a background of comparative studies. In a series of essays by various authorities on factors affecting the growth and control of natural populations (including protozoa, plants, birds, small and large mammals) man's predicament is placed in a biological perspective. Statistics on the growth of human populations, methods of fertility control and their application in different human societies are also considered in this new Pelican, as well as social and economic implications of family limitation.

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