The Human Sphere

Population Growth

BY: FRED PAUL G. ESPERO

OVERDEVELOPMENT
OVERPOPULATION
OVERSHOOT
HOW CAN WE ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE
HUMAN POPULATION?
 Questions to Ponder

01. 02.
HUMAN POPULATION CAUSES
GROWTH What factors control the
How has human population human population growth?
grown over time?

03. 04.
CONSEQUENCES SOLUTIONS
What are the some major How can we limit and or
consequences of the actual reduce the human
population growth? population growth and
those impact.
HUMAN POPULATION GROWTH EVOLUTION
THROUGH TIME

Agricultural
Revolution Industrial
Revolution
HUMAN POPULATION GROWTH EVOLUTION
THROUGH TIME
HUMAN POPULATION NOW GROWS EXPONENTIALLY,
NOT ARITHMETICALLY ANYMORE
WHAT IS ARITHMETIC AND EXPONENTIAL
GROWTH?
ARITHMETIC GROWTH
Ø Growth at a constant amount
per unit of time.
EXPONENTIAL GROWTH
Ø Growth at a constant rate of
increase per unit time.
(Geometric)
CURRENT WORLD POPULATION AS OF
JULY 18, 2021
HUMAN POPULATION GROWTH TOWARDS
A MORE URBAN WORLD POPULATION
HUMAN POPULATION IS INCREASINGLY
URBANIZED
 Causes
What factors control the human
population growth?
Population Density
Change in Population Size
+ BIRTH Births and Immigration
add individuals to a

+
population
IMMIGRATION

- DEATHS Deaths and Emigration

remove individuals to a

-
population
EMIGRATION
 Causes of the Constant Growth
3 reasons behind the exponential growth:

1 2 3
Human ability to
expand and Progress in Sanitation and
colonize the whole Agriculture medical advance
earth.
Consequences
What are some major consequences
of the actual population growth?
 CONSEQUENCES OF POPULATION
GROWTH
ü Most migrants move from areas of low
development/ opportunity to areas of
high development/ opportunity.
ü Effects of large families on child
development,
ü Educational problems,
ü Increased inequities in agriculture,
ü Unemployment and underemployment,
 Solution
How can we limit and or reduce the
human population growth and those
impact?
 SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE HUMAN
POPULATION GROWTH
Empower Women
Studies show that women with access to
reproductive health services find it easier to break
out of poverty, while those who work are more
likely to use birth control. The United Nations
Population Fund aims to tackle both issues at once,
running microcredit projects to turn young women
into advocates for reproductive health.
 SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE HUMAN
POPULATION GROWTH
Promote Family Planning
Simply educating men and women about
contraception can have a big impact. When Iran
introduced a national family planning programme
in 1989, its fertility rate fell from 5.6 births per
woman to 2.6 in a decade. A similar effort in
Rwanda saw a threefold increase in contraception
usage in just five years.
 SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE HUMAN
POPULATION GROWTH
Government Incentives
Those at UK charity Population Matters
believe there should be a senior government
official responsible for addressing population-
related issues. They urge governments to promote
“responsible parenthood” and say subsidies
should be limited to the first two children unless
the family is living in poverty.
 SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE HUMAN
POPULATION GROWTH
One-Child Legislation
During China’s high controversial one-
child policy, fertility fell from six births per woman
in the 1960s to 1.5 in 2014. However, Amnesty
International reports that the policy led to coerced
or forced abortions and sterilisations. It also
disrupted traditional support structures for the
elderly and led to a gender imbalance
Thanks!
Fred Paul Espero
@zacky_paul

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