ES 493B HUMAN POPULATION GROWTH

A seminar addressing current environmental issues and conflicts such as pollution of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, acidic deposition and global change. Students will be expected to make presentations and actively participate in discussions. The impact of rapid human population growth on the environment and social stability. Emphasis on historic trends in population growth, the recent decline in birth rates in many parts of the world, changes in agricultural productivity, the implications of rapid urbanization, and the effect of increasing human populations on natural environments and biological diversity.