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Many of these books are found on the BI131 handout.
Angus, I. & Butler, S. (2012). Limiting immigration to control population growth will not protect the environment. In D. M. Haugen & S . Musser (Eds.), Opposing Viewpoints: Population. Detroit: Greenhaven Press. (Reprinted from Should climate activists support limits on immigration?, Socialist Voice, 2010, January 24) Retrieved July 26, 2012, from Opposing Viewpoints in Context database.
Bloom, D.E., Canning, D. & Sevilla, J. (2003). The demographic dividend: A new perspective on the economic consequences of population change. Santa Monica: Rand. Also available on the World Wide Web at http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/ MR1274/index.html
Cheeseman, A. (2012). Discussions of overpopulation often lead to racist and elitist solutions. In D. M. Haugen & S. Musser (Eds.), Opposing viewpoints: Population. Detroit: Greenhaven Press. (Reprinted from Overpopulation: A racist myth, Socialist Alternative, 2007) Retrieved from Opposing Viewpoints in Context database
Cohen, J.E. (1995). How many people can the earth support? New York: Norton.
Easterlin, R.A. (1996). Growth triumphant: The twenty-first century in historical perspective. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan.
Egendorf, L. (Ed.). (2005). The environment: Opposing viewpoints. Detroit: Greenhaven.
Gerdes, L.I. (Ed.). (2009). The environment. Detroit: Greenhaven. Ross B. Emmett's Overpopulation does not threaten the environment, a chapter from this book, is online in the Opposing Viewpoints In Context database.
Hohm, C.F. & Jones, L.J. (Eds.). (2000). Population: Opposing viewpoints. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press.
Howley, K. (2008, July). Baby bust! The world is panicking over birthrates. Again. Reason, 40,(3), 28+. Retrieved from http://reason.com
Kahn, H., Brown, W., & Martel, L. (1976). The next 200 years : a scenario for America and the world. New York: Morrow.
Kotkin, J., & Ozuna, E. (2012). America's demographic future. The Cato Journal, 32, 55-69. Retrieved from http://www.cato.org/pubs/journal/index.html
Longman, P. (2004). The empty cradle: How falling birthrates threaten world prosperity and what to do about it. New York: Basic Books, 2004.
Longman, P. (2011). The world will be more crowded with old people. Foreign Policy, 188, 87-88. Retrieved from http://foreignpolicy.com/
Markley, O.W. & McCuan, W.R. (Eds.). (1996). 21st century Earth: Opposing viewpoints. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press.
Meyers, N. & Simon, J. (1994). Scarcity or abundance?. New York: Norton
This book is available in manuscript form at
http://www.juliansimon.org/writings/Norton/.
Paarlberg, R. (2012). Global population growth will not cause more hunger. In D. M. Haugen & S. Musser (Eds.), Opposing viewpoints: Population. Detroit: Greenhaven Press. (Reprinted from The Real food crisis, Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008, June 27) Retrieved from Opposing Viewpoints in Context database
Pearce, F. (2012). Overconsumption, not overpopulation, is a threat to the environment. In D. M. Haugen & S. Musser (Eds.), Opposing Viewpoints: Population. Detroit: Greenhaven Press. (Reprinted from Consumption dwarfs population as main environmental threat, Yale Environment 360, 2009) Retrieved from Opposing Viewpoints in Context database.
Pearce, F. (2010). The coming population crash and our planet's surprising future. Boston: Beacon Press. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com Also available in Summit
Pearson, C. (2015). On the cusp : From population boom to bust. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from Oxford University Press Ebooks
Simon, J.L. (1996). The ultimate resource 2. Princeton: Princeton
University Press.
This book is online in manuscript form at:
http://www.juliansimon.org/writings/Ultimate_Resource/
Simon, J.L. (Ed.). (1995). The state of humanity. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell in association with the Cato Institute.
Turner,B.L. & Fischer-Kowalski, M. (2014). Ester Boserup: An
interdisciplinary visionary relevant for sustainability. In
Kowalski, M.F., Reenberg, A., Schaffartzik, A., & Mayer, A.
(Eds.) Ester Boserup’s legacy on sustainability:
Orientations for contemporary research. Dordrecht:
Springer. Retrieved from http://www.oapen.org
/download?type=document&docid=602771
Wattenberg, B.J. (2004). Fewer: How the new demography of depopulation will shape our future. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee.
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The following books are not available at Chemeketa, but may be requested through Summit. (See About Summit for more information.)
Bailey, R. (1993). Ecoscam: The false prophets of ecological Apocalpyse. New York: St. Martin's Press.
Cassen, R., et al. (1994). Population and development: Old debates, new conclusions. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Press.
Goldin, I. (2014). Is the planet full? Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Grant, L. (1996). Juggernaut: Growth on a finite planet. Santa Ana, CA: Seven Locks Press.
Harrison, P. & Pearce, F. (2000). AAAS atlas of population & environment. Berkeley, CA : University of California Press.
Lomborg, B. (2001). The skeptical environmentalist: measuring the real state of the world. New York: Cambridge.
Simon, J.L. & Kahn, H. (Eds.). (1984). The Resourceful earth: a response to Global 2000. New York: B. Blackwell, 1984.
Weber, J.A. (1977). Grow or die!. New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House.
Anderson, T. (2016). Pope Francis is correct to encourage conservative family planning. In M. Ruth (Ed.), Opposing viewpoints. The Catholic Church. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press. (Reprinted from The Lantern, 2015, January 29) Retrieved from https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/EJ3010384280 /OVIC?u=oregon_chemeke&sid=OVIC&xid=d47a199f
Annenberg Learner, & Films Media Group, film distributor.
(2015). Looking Forward : Our Global Experiment (Habitable
planet : a systems approach to environmental science).
Place of publication not identified]: Annenberg Learner
(Firm). Retrieved from Films on Demand
Annenberg Learner, & Films Media Group, film distributor.
(2015). Human Population Dynamics (Habitable planet : a
systems approach to environmental science). Place of
publication not identified]: Annenberg Learner (Firm).
Retrieved from Films on Demand.
Bergaglio, M. (2017). The contemporary illusion: Population growth and sustainability. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 19(5), 2023-2038. doi:10.1007/s10668-016-9842-3
Brown, L.R., Gardner, G. & Halweil, B. (1999). Beyond Malthus: Nineteen dimensions of the population challenge. Washington, DC: WorldWatch. Retrieved July 30, 2012, from http://www.worldwatch.org/system/ files/EWB110_0.pdf Note: You must register to access this publication. Library has: Brown, L.R., Gardner, G. & Halweil, B. (1998). Beyond Malthus: sixteen dimensions of the population problem. Washington, DC: Worldwatch.
Brown, L.R. & Kane, H. (1994). Full house : reassessing the earth's population carrying capacity . New York: W.W. Norton.
Cincotta, R.P., Engelman, R. & Anastasion, D. (2003). The security demographic: population and civil conflict after the Cold War. Washington, DC: Population Action International.
Cincotta, R.P. & Engelman, R. (2000). Nature's place : human population and the future of biological diversity. Washington, DC: Action International.
Dhanraj, D., D & N Productions, British Broadcasting Corporation,
Television Trust for the Environment, One World Group
of Broadcasters, & Bullfrog Films. (2015). The legacy of
Malthus. [Motion picture on streaming video].
(Developing stories. 2, People, population, migration). Oley,
Pennsylvania]: [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films. Retrieved from
Docuseek2 database
de Graaf, J. (2016). We can't grow on. In D. Bryfonski (Ed.), Opposing viewpoints. global sustainability. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press. (Reprinted fromEarth Island Journal, 2014, Spring, 29[1]) Retrieved from https://link.gale.com/apps /doc/EJ3010988226/OVIC?u=oregon_chemeke&sid =OVIC&xid=061ecdb2
Delaney, T., & Madigan, Tim. (2014). Beyond sustainability: A thriving environment. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. Retrieved from http://site.ebrary.com/lib/chemeketa /detail.action?docID=10838544
Durning, A.T. & Crowther, C.D. (1997). Misplaced blame: the real roots of population growth. Seattle: Northwest Environment Watch.
Egendorf, L. (Ed.). (2005). The environment: Opposing viewpoints. Detroit: Greenhaven.
Ehrlich, P. & Ehrlich, A. (1990). The population explosion. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Ehrlich, P., Ehrlich, A. & Daily,G.C. (1995). The stork and the plow: the equity answer to the human dilemma. New York: Putnam's.
Engelman, R. (2008). More: population, nature, and what women want. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.
Engelman, R., Mastny, L., & Worldwatch Institute. (2010). Population, climate change, and women's lives. Washington, D.C: Worldwatch Institute.
Gerdes, L.I. (Ed.). (2009). The environment. Detroit: Greenhaven.
Heikkinen, N. (2016). Birth control could help the environment, but not quickly. In J. Lasky (Ed.), Opposing viewpoints. birth control. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press. (Reprinted from Scientific American, 2014, October 30) Retrieved from https://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ3010568285/GPS?u =oregon_chemeke&sid=GPS&xid=de710c3c
Hohm, C.F. & Jones, L.J. & Lio, S. (Eds.). (2000). Population: Opposing viewpoints. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press.
Hohm, C.F. & Jones, L.J. (1995). Population : opposing viewpoints. San Diego: Greenhaven.
International Food Policy Research Institute. (2002). Sustainable food security for all by 2020: Proceedings of an international conference. Washington, D.C.: the Institute.
Journeyman Pictures. (2014). Critical mass. New York: Films Media Group. [Motion picture on streaming video]. Retrieved from Films on Demand database
Lader, L. (1971). Breeding ourselves to death. New York: Ballantine.
Larsen, J. (2002). Population Growing by 80 million annually. In L.R. Brown, J. Larsen & B. Fischlowitz-Roberts (Eds.) The Earth Policy Reader (pp. 87-90). New York: Norton. Retrieved December 1, 2005 from http://www.earth-policy.org/books/epr /epr_table_of_contents
Markley, O.W. & McCuan, W.R. (1996). 21st century earth: Opposing viewpoints.San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press. [Described in BI131 handout under title Population: Opposing viewpoints]
Mazur, L. A. (Ed.). (2012). A pivotal moment: Population, justice, and the environmental challenge. Washington DC, US: Island Press. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com
Meadows, D.H., Meadows, L. & Randers, J. (1992). Beyond the limits: confronting global collapse, envisioning a sustainable future. Mills, VT: Chelsea Green.
Meyers, N. & Simon, J. (1994). Scarcity or abundance?. New York: Norton
This book is available in manuscript form at
http://www.juliansimon.org/writings/Norton/.
Mosey, R. M. (2009). 2030, the coming tumult: Unlimited growth on a finite planet. New York: Algora. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com Also available in Summit
Murdock, S.H. (1995). An America challenged: Population change and the future of the U.S. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
Newbold, K.B. (2007). Six billion plus: World population in the twenty- first century. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield
Richardson, R. B. (2013). Building a green economy : Perspectives from ecological economics. East Lansing: Michigan State University.
Rosenzweig, M.L. (1974). And replenish the earth : The evolution, consequences, and prevention of overpopulation. New York: Harper & Row.
Shariatmadari, H., Attenborough, D., British Broadcasting Corporation, &
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm). (2010). How many
people can live on planet earth? Hamilton, N.J: Films for the
Humanities & Sciences.
TEDTalks: Hans Rosling—Global Population Growth [Video file]. (2010). Retrieved August 13, 2019, from https://fod.infobase.com /PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=95629&xtid=48535
World at risk: a global issues sourcebook. (2002). Washington, D.C.: CQ Press.
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The following books are not available at Chemeketa, but may be requested through Summit. (See About Summit for more information.)
Butler, T. (2015). Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot. San Francisco : Foundation for Deep Ecology.