Population paradox

• Autores: Mairi MacLeod
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2940, 2013, págs. 46-49
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Overpopulation is, arguably, the greatest challenge facing humanity. Now the human population exceeds 7 billion and is set to reach 10 billion by 2085. Although problematic, it is also a testament to human's success as a species. In a world in which people are increasingly well fed, healthy and safe, a population explosion is only to be expected. In fact, the surprising thing about human numbers is that they are not growing faster. Far from increasing rapidly as one might expect under such good conditions, human fertility rates are plummeting all over the planet. Here, Macleod examines how the slow population growth will affect the future of human species.