Leisinger, Klaus M.; Schmitt, Karin; Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

Six Billion and Counting

Foreword vii Per Pinstrup-Andersen Preface ix Klaus M. Leisinger Karin M. Schmitt Rajul Pandya-Lorch Acknowledgments xiii Six Billion and Counting 1(18) From Population Theory to Reality 19(12) Social and Economic Impacts of Rapid Population Growth 31(10) Pressures on Natural Systems 41(16) Assuring Food Security for a Growing Population 57(20) Population and Sociocultural Norms in Traditional Societies 77(20) Prerequisites for Responsible Population Policies 97(16) The Battle for a Better Future 113(16) Notes 129(20) Index 149(6) About the Authors 155