A pivotal moment [electronic resource] : population, justice, and the environmental challenge / edited by Laurie Mazur.

ISBN:

9781610911412

Title:

Author:

Mazur, Laurie Ann.

Publication Information:

Washington, D.C. : Island Press, 2010.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 413 pages) : illustrations

Contents:

Foreword / Introduction / Human population grows up / The largest generation comes of age / People on the move : population, migration, and the environment / The urban millennium / Climate change and population growth / Fair weather, lasting world / Adapting to climate change : the role of reproductive health / Population growth, ecosystem services, and human well-being / Numbers matter : human population as a dynamic factor in environmental degradation / Environmental justice in an urbanizing world / The new economics of population change / Food : will there be enough? / Understanding the global food crisis : Malthusian nightmare or free-trade fiasco? / How much is left? an overview of the water crisis / The biggest footprint : population and consumption in the United States / Population growth, reproductive health, and the future of Africa / Cancún : paradise lost / The flip side : how the environment impacts our reproductive health / Cairo : the unfinished revolution / The new population challenge / Rethinking U.S. population policy / Going to extremes : population politics and reproductive rights in Peru / Mobilizing constituencies : achieving sexual reproductive health and rights for all / Women at the center / Taking stock : linking population, health, and the environment / From crisis to sustainability / Reproductive rights are human rights / Over-breeding and the population bomb : the reemergence of nativism and population control in anti-immigration policies / Christian perspectives on population issues / Ecomorality : toward an ethic of sustainability / Reconciling differences : population, reproductive rights, and the environment / Afterword : work for justice?

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Subject Term:

Population -- Environmental aspects.

Social justice.

Sustainable development.

Added Author:

Mazur, Laurie Ann.

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2010

Publication Information:

Washington, D.C. : Island Press, 2010.

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Summary

With contributions by leading demographers, environmentalists, and reproductive health advocates, A Pivotal Moment offers a new perspective on the complex connection between population dynamics and environmental quality. It presents the latest research on the relationship between population growth and climate change, ecosystem health, and other environmental issues. It surveys the new demographic landscape--in which population growth rates have fallen, but human numbers continue to increase. It looks back at the lessons of the last half century while looking forward to population policies that are sustainable and just. A Pivotal Moment embraces the concept of "population justice," which holds that inequality is a root cause of both rapid population growth and environmental degradation. By addressing inequality--both gender and economic--we can reduce growth rates and build a sustainable future.

Author Notes

Editor Laurie Mazur is an independent writer and consultant to nonprofit organizations. She is the editor of Beyond the Numbers: A Reader on Population, Consumption, and the Environment (Island Press, 1994) and co-author of Marketing Madness: A Survival Guide for a Consumer Society (Westview, 1995).