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1. 2008 Essays on Population Growth Blue Planet United — Population Press
2. Department of Economic and Social Affairs: Population Division: up to date information on current disease rates,
fertility and mortality reports from the United Nations
3. Encyclopedia of Earth: search results for all articles related to population and population growth issues
4. Google Population Maps: posting on Google Earth blog for current population density maps
5. Population Reference Bureau: GOTO Doing Research drop sown menu for information on current stats, graphics
bank for your PSA and population bulletins
6. Trend of growth rate with total global population
7. United Nations Population Fund: information of programs including gender equity, human rights and population and
development.
8. Visual representation of global population and other statistics
9. World population growth and trends 1950-2050 US Census
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Open Directory Project Websites for Geography (FREE)
1. Center for Demographic Research - A non-profit research center providing on population, housing and
employment plus GIS mapping services and a range of publications.
2. City Population - Principal cities and agglomerations of the world and of many countries (tables and maps).
3. Development Education Program, World Bank Group - Teaching and learning materials on social, economic,
and environmental issues of sustainable development, including extensive information on interpreting
demographic data.
4. Environmental Research Web - News and analysis on environmental change including global warming,
biodiversity, renewable energy, pollution, environmental policy, health issues and sustainability.
5. H-Demog: Historical Demography - H-Net discussion group dedicated to research, teaching, and
historiography. Features subject overview, archives, reports, affiliations, links to related lists and resources,
and subscription details. Includes interactive demographic data viewer.
6. Integrated Population, Land Use, and Emissions Data Project (CIESIN) - Linking georeferenced demographic
and socioeconomic data with remote sensing data on land cover and use. Site offers access to several
significant population-related and geographic databases.
7. Living On Earth - National Public Radio (NPR) news and information program. Features interviews and
commentary on a broad range of topics.
8. National Audubon Society Population and Habitat Program - Supports voluntary family planning as a key
element in conserving and restoring natural ecosystems.
9. National Statistics Offices - Index to national statistics offices worldwide.
10. NOVA: World in the Balance - Based on an educational TV program. The articles cover topics such as
human consumption, sustainable population rate, and the impact of the average age within a country.
Page includes people counter, photos, quizzes, and maps.
11. People Facts - Vital population statistics for countries presented in a sortable display.
12. Planet Ark - Home of Reuters Daily World Environment News.
13. PopPlanet - Resource center on population and the environment, maintained by the National Council for
Science and the Environment.
14. Population and Health InfoShare - A library of electronic documents created by partner organizations
working in reproductive and child health, HIV/AIDS, and population.
15. Population Association of America - PAA is a non-profit, scientific, professional organization established to
promote the improvement, advancement and progress of the human race through research of problems
related to human population.
16. Population Review - A journal of demography and population studies focusing on both the developing and
developed world.
17. Scientific American - Find the latest environmental news including alternative energy technologies,
atmospheric sciences and biodiversity.
18. Sprol: The Worst Places In The World - Explores locations affected by pollution, urban sprawl, and other
causes of environmental harm, with text, satellite imagery and Google Maps.
Websites are in order of reading ability. JSTOR and McGraw Hill Science articles are the most
challenging. ODP and GALE articles are easier to comprehend. Choose material that best fits the
goals of your assignment.
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Open Directory Project Websites for Sustainibility (FREE)
1. WWW Virtual Library: Sustainable Development - A list of internet sites dealing with sustainable development,
including organisations, projects and activities, electronic journals, libraries, references and documents, databases.
2. Best Practices in Sustainable Development - Searchable database cataloging over 650 good and best practices from
more than 90 countries on how people, their communities, the public and private sectors have been able to tackle
critical social, economic and environmental problems.
3. Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development - Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy. Site resources and
links are related to community sustainable and sustainable living.
4. Community Action Network - Works towards sustainable social, health, educational, and economic outcomes
through engaging the community in a planning and implementation process that coordinates public, private, and
individual actions and resources. Includes issue information, legislative agenda, reports, and calendar of events.
5. Die-Off - Hundreds of articles by Jay Hanson and others citing statistics to show that human energy use will result in
human extinction. With historical quotes, explanatory charts and graphs, and links.
6. Favorite Destinations of Liberty Graphics - Links to online resources for sustainable agriculture, ecology, wildlife,
organic farming, and other environmentally concerned companies.
7. Forum on Science and Technology for Sustainability - Facilitates information exchange including key documents,
events, web sites, ideas, and discussions within the emerging field of sustainability science.
8. Resource Innovations - Assists communities, business and government to enhance the economy and environment by
developing strategies to decouple economic growth, job creation and community development from environmental
impacts.
9. Sustainability - US EPA - US Environmental Protection Agency programs, research and activities related to Urban
Sustainability; Water and Ecosystem Services; Energy, Biofuels and Climate Change; and Materials Management and
Human Health.
10. Sustainability Web Ring - The webring focuses on the efforts of organizations to achieve sustainable development.
11. Tools of Change: Proven Methods for Promoting Health and Environmental Citizenship - Case studies, planning
guides and worksheets for programs to promote healthier and/or more environmentally sustainable actions and
habits.
12. WWW Encyclopedia of Sustainable Development - Sustainability information for use at all levels, from that of senior
decision makers at the national and international levels to the grass-roots and individual levels.
Population Articles from GALE Opposing Viewpoints Series
These articles come from the GALE Opposing Viewpoints Database which is accessed through the Los Angeles Public
Library (LAPL). To access these articles, click on the name of the article (in BLUE). You must have an LAPL library card to
open the document. Please contact the library if you have any problems.
1. "Concerns About Urban Sprawl Are Class-Based Objections to Middle-Class Developments." Urban Sprawl. Ed. Debra
A. Miller. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. Current Controversies. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18
Jan. 2011.
2. "Environmental Problems Caused by Overpopulation Will Harm Humanity." Humanity's Future. Ed. Louise I. Gerdes.
Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2006. Opposing Viewpoints. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
3. "Food Scarcity Is a Serious Threat to Global Security." Humanity's Future. Ed. Louise I. Gerdes. Detroit: Greenhaven
Press, 2006. Opposing Viewpoints. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
Websites are in order of reading ability. JSTOR and McGraw Hill Science articles are the most
challenging. ODP and GALE articles are easier to comprehend. Choose material that best fits the
goals of your assignment.
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4. "Japan Is Encouraging Population Growth." Japan. Ed. Karen Miller. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009. Opposing
Viewpoints. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
5. "Modern Farming Techniques Are Essential to Provide Food to a Fast-Growing World Population." Factory Farming.
Debra A. Miller. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2010. Current Controversies. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web.
18 Jan. 2011.
6. "Sustainability Is a Myth." Should the U.S. Reduce its Consumption? David M. Haugen. Detroit: Greenhaven Press,
2011. At Issue. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
7. "Sustainability Is the Next Phase of Human Development." Oil. Debra A. Miller. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2010.
Current Controversies. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
8. "The Problem of Overpopulation Is Exaggerated." What Is Humanity's Greatest Challenge? Ed. Roman Espejo. Detroit:
Greenhaven Press, 2010. At Issue. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
9. "Urban Sprawl Destroys Habitat and Farmland and Harms Biodiversity." Urban Sprawl. Ed. Debra A. Miller. Detroit:
Greenhaven Press, 2008. Current Controversies. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
10. "Water Scarcity Is Exaggerated." Water. Ed. Jacqueline Langwith. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2010. Opposing
Viewpoints. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
11. Attarian, John. "Population Growth Causes Environmental Problems." World & I 17 (Nov. 2002): 257. Rpt. in The
Environment. Ed. Laura K. Egendorf. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005. Opposing Viewpoints. Gale Opposing
Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
12. Bailey, Ronald. "Overpopulation Does Not Threaten the Environment or Humanity." The National Interest (Spring
2000). Rpt. in Humanity's Future. Ed. Louise I. Gerdes. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2006. Opposing Viewpoints. Gale
Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
13. Brower, Jennifer, and Peter Chalk. "Modern Trends Greatly Increase the Threat of Infectious Diseases." Do Infectious
Diseases Pose a Serious Threat? Ed. Viqi Wagner. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005. At Issue. Gale Opposing
Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
14. Brown, Lester R. "Food Scarcity Is a Global Problem." Global Resources. Ed. David M. Haugen. Detroit: Greenhaven
Press, 2008. Opposing Viewpoints. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
15. Cascadia, Gedden. "Overpopulation Threatens the Environment." The Environment. Ed. Laura K. Egendorf. San Diego:
Greenhaven Press, 2009. Opposing Viewpoints. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
16. Cincotta, Richard, and Robert Engelman. "Stabilizing Human Population Growth Would Help Preserve Biodiversity."
Biodiversity. Ed. Debra A. Miller. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2002. Current Controversies. Gale Opposing Viewpoints
In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
17. Cotthem, Willem Van. "Increasing Local Food Production Will Help Alleviate Malnutrition." Container Gardening (5
May 2008). Rpt. in Malnutrition. Ed. Margaret Haerens. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009. Opposing Viewpoints. Gale
Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
18. Eberstadt, Nicholas. "Population Growth Does Not Threaten Global Resources." The American Enterprise 11 (Dec.
2000): 48-49. Rpt. in Global Resources. Ed. Helen Cothran. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2004. Opposing Viewpoints.
Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
19. Emmett, Ross B. "Overpopulation Does Not Threaten the Environment." PERC Policy Series (Dec. 2006). Rpt. in The
Environment. Ed. Laura K. Egendorf. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005. Opposing Viewpoints. Gale Opposing
Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
20. Jordan, Carl F. "Genetically Modified Crops Will Not End World Hunger." Genetic Engineering. Ed. Louise I. Gerdes.
San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2009. Opposing Viewpoints. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
21. Lamb, Gregory M. "Too Many Children May Be Bad for the Planet." The Christian Science Monitor (28 Jan. 2009). Rpt.
in Is Parenthood a Right or a Privilege? Ed. Stefan Kiesbye. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009. At Issue. Gale Opposing
Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
Websites are in order of reading ability. JSTOR and McGraw Hill Science articles are the most
challenging. ODP and GALE articles are easier to comprehend. Choose material that best fits the
goals of your assignment.
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22. Lomborg, Bjorn. "Global Food Supplies Are Not Becoming Scarcer." Global Resources. Ed. Helen Cothran. San Diego:
Greenhaven Press, 2004. Opposing Viewpoints. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
23. Majeres, Julie. "Biodiversity Is Important to Medicine, Bioengineering, and Health Care." Biodiversity. Ed. Debra A.
Miller. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. Current Controversies. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan.
2011.
24. Mia MacDonald and Danielle Nierenberg. "Stabilizing the Human Population by Empowering Women Can Help
Protect Biodiversity." Biodiversity. Ed. Debra A. Miller. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. Current Controversies. Gale
Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
25. Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich. "Overpopulation Is the Central Environmental Crisis Facing the World."
Conserving the Environment. Ed. Debra Miller, John Woodward, and Jennifer L. Skancke. Detroit: Greenhaven Press,
2010. Current Controversies. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
26. Siegel, Tatiana. "Reducing the Human Population While Expanding Conservation Practices Provides the Best Chances
for Reversing Biodiversity Loss." Biodiversity. Ed. Debra A. Miller. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. Current
Controversies. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 18 Jan. 2011.
Population Growth and Sustainibility articles from JSTOR
JSTOR articles require login and password
1. World Population and Health in Transition, Veena Soni Raleigh, BMJ: British Medical Journal, Vol. 319, No. 7215 (Oct.
9, 1999), pp. 981-984.
2. The Population Threat, Michael S. Teitelbaum, Foreign Affairs, Vol. 71, No. 5 (Winter, 1992), pp. 63-78.
3. Predicting and Preventing Population Problems, Robert J. Trotter, Science News, Vol. 100, No. 7 (Aug. 14, 1971), pp.
114-115.
4. Population Growth: Should We Be Worried?, Digby J. McLaren, Population and Environment, Vol. 17, No. 3 (Jan.,
1996), pp. 243-259.
5. Long-Term Prospects for World Population Growth, Tomas Frejka, Population and Development Review, Vol. 7, No.
3 (Sep., 1981), pp. 489-511.
6. Human Population: The Next Half Century, Joel E. Cohen, Science, New Series, Vol. 302, No. 5648 (Nov. 14, 2003), pp.
1172-1175.
7. Global Water Resources: Vulnerability from Climate Change and Population Growth, Charles J. Vörösmarty, Pamela
Green, Joseph Salisbury, Richard B. Lammers, Science, New Series, Vol. 289, No. 5477 (Jul. 14, 2000), pp. 284-288.
8. Global Population Projections through the 21st Century: A Scenario for This Issue, Jeannie Peterson, Ambio, Vol. 13,
No. 3, Population, Resources and Environment (1984), pp. 134-141.
9. Future Trends in World Population Growth, Zdenε̌k Vάvra, Demography, Vol. 4, No. 2 (1967), pp. 497-514.
10. World Population Change: A Long-Range Perspective, M. A. El-Badry, Ambio, Vol. 21, No. 1, Population, Natural
Resources and Development (Feb., 1992), pp. 18-23.
11. United Nations World Population Projections to 2150, The Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat,
Population and Development Review, Vol. 24, No. 1 (Mar., 1998), pp. 183-189.
12. The Population Implosion, Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Policy, No. 123 (Mar. - Apr., 2001), pp. 42-53.
13. Reconsidering the Limits to World Population: Meta-Analysis and Meta-Prediction, Jeroen C. J. M. van Den Bergh,
Piet Rietveld, BioScience, Vol. 54, No. 3 (Mar., 2004), pp. 195-204.
Websites are in order of reading ability. JSTOR and McGraw Hill Science articles are the most
challenging. ODP and GALE articles are easier to comprehend. Choose material that best fits the
goals of your assignment.
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14. Probabilistic Population Projections for India with Explicit Consideration of the Education-Fertility Link, Wolfgang
Lutz, Sergei Scherbov, International Statistical Review / Revue Internationale de Statistique, Vol. 72, No. 1 (Apr.,
2004), pp. 81-92.
15. Population, Nutrition and Agriculture, Bernard Gilland, Population and Environment, Vol. 28, No. 1 (Sep., 2006), pp.
1-16.
16. Population, Climate and Future Food Supply, Paul Harrison, Ambio, Vol. 13, No. 3, Population, Resources and
Environment (1984), pp. 161-167.
17. Population Growth and Earth's Human Carrying Capacity, Joel E. Cohen, Science, New Series, Vol. 269, No. 5222 (Jul.
21, 1995), pp. 341-346.
18. Population Dynamics: Poverty, Inequality, and Self-Regulating Fertility Rates, Virginia Deane Abernethy, Population
and Environment, Vol. 24, No. 1, Population, Environment, and Poverty (Sep., 2002), pp. 69-96.
19. Global Population Growth, Economic Development and Environmental Impact Case-Study of India, 1991-2100,
Mahinder Chaudhry, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 30, No. 49 (Dec. 9, 1995), pp. 3163-3167.
20. Poverty, Structural Violence, and Racism in a World out of Balance, Edward O'Neil, Jr., Race/Ethnicity:
Multidisciplinary Global Contexts, Vol. 3, No. 1, Race and the Global Politics of Health Inequity (Autumn, 2009), pp.
115-138.
21. Population Control's Missteps, Laurie Mazur, Matthew Gutmann, Malcolm Potts, Robert Engelman, Paul E. Munsell,
The Wilson Quarterly (1976-), Vol. 32, No. 4 (Autumn, 2008), pp. 6-7.
Websites are in order of reading ability. JSTOR and McGraw Hill Science articles are the most
challenging. ODP and GALE articles are easier to comprehend. Choose material that best fits the
goals of your assignment.
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