ENV 101 // WEEK 7 Humans & Their Environment
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GROWING POPULATION
There's no doubt that there are new humans being born every day. It can be said that for every second of time passed, four individuals are born somewhere on Earth. In that same second, nearly one person dies. As this pattern begins to evolve, there is an estimate of three individual population growth every second. From this, there is an obvious rapid increase that occurs that can is natural and ever-changing. However, with this growing population, there are also interesting growing benefits that follow.
A common logic is “the more the merrier,” right? In many opinionated cases, yes. Not until in recent years have population patterns grew this extensive. So, within our (estimated) 7.4 billion civilian society, a population increase could bring resources, innovation, larger markets, varied career fields with job placements, and efficiency to make productions of goods. I never considered increasing our job markets and increase productivity within our culture. Moreover, many great idealists view that poverty can cause growth and prosperity, along with the growing population. This is because in poverty- like cases, there are higher birthing rates than in wealthier times. But as the economy cycles, many people in impoverished can experience a higher economic status and success. This causing a fluctuation among the population. These thinkers include Karl Marx, Thomas Malthus, and Mohandas Gandhi. All of their theories vary in outcomes and effect factors, but all of their predictions have perceived to be true.
One idea that I have previously thought about is rooms within buildings. By this, rooms often have “maximum capacity” signs posted in order to prevent any harm in case of emergency. These guidelines are estimated by firemen and women, and others who are certified in that area. So I began to view the Earth as one big room that involves many different individuals while representing societies. Therefore, if, when, or even what will happen if society were to exceed Earth's maximum capacity limit?
Resources:
McGraw- Hill Education (2018). Principles of science and systems In W. P. Cunningham, & M. A. Cunningham (Ed.), Environmental Science: A global concern (pp. 131-151). New York, NY: McGraw Hill Education.