The growth of the global population and its impact on nature Cover Image

Cresterea populatiei globale si impactul asupra mediului
The growth of the global population and its impact on nature

Author(s): Andra Oana Bălăceanu
Subject(s): Human Ecology, Globalization
Published by: Asociația Cultural Științifică „Dimitrie Ghika-Comănești”
Keywords: global population; resources; environment; climate change; development;

Summary/Abstract: The growing number of people did not prevent the development of society, its spiritual life and material well‑being, but rather was a factor of progress on Earth. But it is obvious that on a finite planet,population growth can not be infinite.Degradation of nature and the high level of pollution is mostly due to excessive population growth of population. This increase brought the need for additional agricultural land – resulting processes of deforestation, erosion, desertification, etc. – And made the world to find a race of unprecedented industrial needs and desires of the growing masses of people. Climate change refers to increasing global population causing increased human activity (transport, heating, refrigeration, industrial, waste, etc.) which in turn determines the amplification of the greenhouse effect. Humanity, the rising number bothered to provide the necessary food and water resources exploited irrationally, forgetting that some are non‑renewable. Arriving in the third millennium has made limiting resources problem but in terms of demographic trends, the population that actually reach a planet that would not be able to assure the necessary resources for survival.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 119-129
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Romanian