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Here are some Population links we have found interesting and inspirational. Hope you will too.
Organizations Promoting Population Awareness
Population Justice Project
Instigating a new conversation about population and the environment, with a
framework based on the values of equality, justice and sustainability.
Population Connection
Educates young people about Population concepts, and advocates progressive action to
stabilize world population at a sustainable level. (formerly ZPG)
World Population Balance
publicizes the links between hunger, resources and population
through public presentations and conferences,
appointments with elected officials, written articles, their web site,
newsletter, media interviews, and advertisements.
Population Institute
is an international non-profit that educates policymakers and the public about population,
and seeks to promote universal access to family planning information, education,
and services. ...to achieve a world population in balance with a
healthy global environment and resource base.
Population Media Center (PMC)
strives to improve the health and well-being of people around the world through
the use of entertainment-education strategies.
Growth Busters
"We're hooked on a system that depends on growth.... Help the World
kick the habit!" They're making a lively-looking film. (I don't know if it stars
Sigourney)
World Population Awareness
Many news stories about population from around the world. Also population videos.
The Audobon Society writes "For over 100 years,
Audubon has worked
to preserve bird and wildlife habitat. We know, however, that no environmental
victory is permanent so long as population growth remains unchecked."
The Population Coalition
Grassroots organization to promote awareness.
Organizations Promoting Sustainable Populations for their Region
Optimum Population Trust
A leading environmental charity and think tank in the UK concerned with the impact of
population growth on the environment.
Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population
Their 2009 Optimal Sustainable Population Size (OSPS) Project
concluded that current "smart growth" policies will eliminate
45% of the county's agricultural open space and 37% of its forests, and will hamper the local
environment's ability to sequester carbon, to clean the
water and air, and ensure a sustainable community.
Florida Hometown Democracy
They have gathered 1 million signatures to put
an ammendment on the Nov 2010 State ballot that would make Florida's land-use planning
system more accountable to Floridians by giving voters veto power over changes to their
local master plans (comprehensive plans). Blocking the Build-Build-Builders.
Save Our Land, Save Our Towns This
group, led by Tom Hylton, is working to revitalize the downtown regions of Pennsylvania's many
small towns and saving the countryside from urban sprawl.
New England Coalition for Sustainable Population provides
leadership and programs to educate the public about population stabilization,
environmental conservation, human rights and sustainable economic
development.
Control Growth
Advocates from around
the country discuss ways to control growth and promote sustainability in your
hometown.
Sustainable Population Australia
Promotes awareness about Australian population growth.
How many is too many? Australia's people problem A 2.1% annual
growth rate is not helping most citizens, says candidate William Bourke.
Mountain Voices Alliance
A coalition of local groups fighting over-development in the beautiful hills of
western North Carolina.
Greenbelt Alliance
S.F.Bay Area group promoting Urban Growth Boundaries.
Four regional offices covering Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, Sonoma, and Santa Clara counties.
Research Organizations
For a comprehensive listing of university and private research institutions, see this
interactive map at
- The Association of Population Centers.
Carolina Population Center a community of scholars and professionals collaborating on interdisciplinary research and methods that advance understanding of population issues. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
The Center for Environment and Population Brings latest
scientific research to public policy audience.
Guttmacher Institute promotes sexual and reproductive
health worldwide through research, policy analysis and public education. Studies of the high
effectiveness of family planning on reducing infant and maternal deaths.
Population Action International uses research & advocacy to
assure access to sexual and reproductive health so the environment can be in balance and so fewer people
live in poverty.
The Population Council - An international organization
which provides solid science to guide governments and individuals in addressing population
questions. This includes biomedical, public health, and social science research.
RAND Labor and Population
Center offers original international research on family life, public opinion,
retirement and aging, and family life trends in the Los Angeles area.
United Nations Demographic Manuals Online
- 23 manuals and guides from the
United Nations Population Division cover
areas of demographic estimates, demographic models, population projections,
socio-economic indicators, family planning and internal migration.
United Nations Population Division Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Reports and Charts from the U.N. Good research facts and figures.
Worldwatch Institute
an independent research organization recognized around the world for its accessible, fact-based analysis of critical global issues. The Institute's three main program areas include Climate & Energy, Food & Agriculture, and the Green Economy.
Effects: Water Shortages
Water is critical for drinking, growing crops and livestock,
sanitation, cooking, and almost all manufacturing processes. We've given it a
separate page of links.
Effects: Sprawl
Sprawl City Research
on urban sprawl and U.S. Population by Roy Beck and Leon Kolankiewicz.
Environmental Groups for Population Stabilization
Support U.S. Population Stabilization Sierra
Club members concerned about population growth.
Sierra Club's Global Population and the Environment
pages. "... addressing the root causes of
environmental degradation - including overconsumption of natural resources, poverty, and
population growth - is paramount."
Online Mags & cool websites
The Population Elephant
a snappy site with some good articles and links to their top 10 population quotes,
articles, videos and more!
Worldwatch.org
- An excellent publication featuring hard news about a variety environmental topics.
Grist.org A humorous and
hip look at conservation, sustainability and worldwide efforts.
E Magazine An online
and paper magazine on envirnomental issues.
Environmental News Network
A group of sites providing news and commentary.
Print Publications
The Population Coalition
- Thoughtful articles on population topics and informative counters and games.
Worldwatch Magazine
- Independently researched articles on worldwide ecology and sustainability.
Must-Read Articles
Reproduction and the Carbon Legacies of Individuals - compute that you live in the U.S. you may reduce your carbon dioxide emissions 19 times more by having one fewer child than by all other actions the E.P.A. suggests combined (2009)
The Tragedy of the Commons
Garrett Harden wrote perhaps the most important modern essay about understanding the problems
caused by overpopulation. It is in each of our best interests to go for "more", but beyond the
carrying capacity of the resource, that is detrimental to all.
Reconciling Texas and
Berkeley: The Concept of Optimum Population
- Linsey Grant's in-depth article reconciling the metaphorical
"Texan" view let me consume all
I want, with the metaphorical "Berkeley" view that we must all eat soybeans so that
no chipmunk will have his habitat disturbed. Neither side takes the 4 way relationship between
population size, consumption, environmental damage, and human freedom into consideration.
How
and Why Journalists Avoid the Population-Environment Connection - T. Michael
Maher's research study on US media reporting...rather the lack of it.
How
Many People Should the Earth Support? - Ross McCluney's thought-provoking
argument, incorporating table of
The
Economic Value of Open Space - Research from the Lincoln Institute of Land
Policy collects and discusses a broad spectrum of economic research.
Excerpts
from "Going to Extremes" - An excellent discussion of the popular
impact of the work of Ehrlich and Simon, along with caveats for evaluating social
research on population issues.
How Many is Too Many? by Charles C. Mann. The Atlantic online
- Good leisurely article on the history of varied opinions about Population and the Environment.
Quite balanced, and interesting as a glimpse of opinion in 1993.
Population "control" at Wikipedia
- Some fascinating information about how population size has been viewed in the past 2500 years (back
to Confucius) Somewhat spotty coverage of contemporary viewpoints.
Sustainability
Minnesotans for
Sustainability "Sustainable Society: A society that balances the environment,
other life forms, and human interactions over an indefinite time period."
Their
readings on population.
Ecofutures.org
- Readings on population and sustainability.
Carrying Capacity
Network - Advocacy group lobbying for population sustainability in the US.
Sustainable Measures
- Organization develops indicators of economic stability.
The Natural Step - A Swedish non-profit that helps companies and communites move towards sustainability. No position on population growth, which translates as accomodation.
Religion and Ecology
Restoring Eden
Economics
Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
(CASSE) Perpetual economic growth is neither possible nor desirable. Growth, especially in
wealthy nations, is already causing more problems than it solves. Herman Daly is on the Board.
Earth Policy Institute
- Led by well-known
author and economist Lester Brown, this organization envisions and tracks the
development of an environmentally sustainable economy worldwide.
What the Bible says about Economics
Economics: GDP Alternatives
Genuine Progress Indicator
(GPI)- A project of US group Redefining Progress, the GPI weaves together indicators
of economic, environmental and social wellbeing.
- Index
of Sustainable Economic Welfare (ISEW) UK-based Friends of the Earth has
created an index of similar indicators. This site walks you through each factor
and lets you pick and choose among indicators to create your own index.
Gross National Happiness
- Bhutan has translated its national culture into development priorities. The
international movement is called the Gross International Happiness index.
- Our Worrisome
MDP Robert Reich's discussion of GDP vs Median Household Income.
Anti-Pop Control Sites
Catholic Educator's Resources Center offers a
Catholic perspective on a variety of population issues.
Population Resource Institute
Makes fun of graphics on population websites, little actual science.
Fun Stuff
How much water to grow a hamburger?
What's your Ecological Footprint?
Affluenza Quiz
How Rich are You?
Rapture Index "The prophetic speedometer of end-time activity."
Immigration
Diversity Alliance for a Sustainable America
Multi-ethnic community leaders supporting immigration reform.
U.S. Population Data
U.S.Census Bureau estimate
U.S.Population in 2050: High- 540 million;
Medium- 400 million; Low: 290 million.
Population Resource Center
Provides demographic data to makers of public policy. Fun holiday
fact sheets!
World Population Data
Population Resource Bureau Handy Data Finder gives you exact figures on variety of population and economic indicators worldwide.
UN Population Council Issues worldwide population projections.
Population Clocks
Find Population on date of your birth (or other day)
From year 1 to 2050: Click Here
Ticking clocks of births and death current estimate
Interactive:
Human Numbers Through Time Interactive map shows path of human population
growth since 0 A.D.
Sexual Health Research
Guttmacher Institute
Planned Parenthood
FAQs about Population
Population: A Reality
Good general discussion of population concerns.
Human Population Growth Biologist's excellent explanation
of population concerns.
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