Implications of Human Population Growth

Presenter: Sarah Rock

Date: Friday December 5th

Readings

Steck, T.L. (2008). Human population explosion. Retrieved on December 3, 2009: http://www.eoearth.org/article/Human_population_explosion

United Nations Population Division (2009). the world at six billion. Retrieved on December 3, 2009: http://www.un.org/esa/population/unpop.htm

Chertow, M. (2008). IPAT equation. Retrieved on December 3, 2009: http://www.eoearth.org/article/IPAT_equation

Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BbkQiQyaYc

Powerpoint Presentation

http://www.slideshare.net/secret/cU7wJ3tGjL4zjc


Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course a fully engaged student should be able to:

-iscuss the dangers brought about by excessive human population growth

-identify the ways in which humans avoid natural regulation of the population and discuss why they are important

-form an educated opinion about which of the dangers needs to be given the most attention in order to help the environment

Discussion Questions

Which danger do you think will cause our population to drop first?

In your opinion, which danger to you think requires the most attention in order to solve?

Do you think there is something that the government can do to regulate the human population?

If the government did step in, how do you think the majority of people would respond to the regulation(s)?