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This book looks at patterns of population growth - and decline - in a wide range of countries, comparing the situation in many less-economically developed countries with the gradually aging population in more economically developed ones. How many people can Earth support?

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(3) 4-6 Environment Challenge series. Published fall 2011. Barber examines the pressures exerted on the environment and global resources due to population growth. The discussion considers the increase in longevity with better health, water, and sanitation, as well as uneven growth and control across developed and developing nations. Color photographs add interest, and helpful diagrams effectively convey statistical concepts. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. -Danielle J. Ford The Horn Book Guide Fall 2012 issue-- The Horn Book Guide Of course failure to recycle affects the environment, but what about population? This title in the Environment Challenge series heightens students' awareness of this lesser-studied but equally important impact on the planet. An overview of population growth and how census data is collected begin the easy-to-read text. As it looks at how population growth creates challenges with sustainability, natural resources, housing, urbanization, pollution, poverty, and education, the book also identifies the differences between these challenges in developing and developed countries. The author places a strong emphasis on family planning and contraceptives (never called birth control) as the most effective way to control population growth. Global case studies, such as drought and a diminished food supply in Niger and results of the one-child policy in China, as well as numerous color photographs, show the unfortunate realities of over populations. Larger text, a running word bank, and brightly colored charts, graphs, and sidebars give the book an inviting feel, while a concluding glossary, bibliography, and list of websites add to the research value. - Angela Leeper Booklist 2/15/2012-- Booklist These global perspectives on two timely environmental challenges are packed with facts and statistics, and utilize a variety of tools to analyze and solve environmental problems. Coping with Population Growth in a What Would You Do? sidebar challenges the student to reduce his/her ecological footprint, listing a website to assess one's footprint. Population pyramids compare the populations by age in Niger to those in the United States or the United Kingdom. A concept map shows the relationship between food supplies, poverty, and population. A case study correlates telenovelas in Latin America with a decrease in birth rate. Promoting Health, Preventing Disease presents the problem in developed countries that today's children are likely to be less healthy than their parents due to bad habits and bad lifestyle choices. A Venn diagram helps visualize and select activities for an exercise program. A sidebar suggests an activity to solve the HIV/AIDS pandemic, providing a website as a resource and a pie chart showing the distribution of HIV/AIDS around the world. A case study includes Bangladesh's Grameen Bank to help women provide for their families. These books will be even more useful in mathematics, social studies, or debate preparation than in science. They are beautifully illustrated in full color to encourage browsing, but their greatest strength is the emphasis on problem-solving strategies that will be welcomed by teachers across the curriculum.--Marilyn Brien Voya February 2012 Issue-- Voya

Author Information

As well as writing about lost cities, Nicola Barber has written books on the modern-day cities of Tokyo and Los Angeles. She has also written about many periods of history, from the Vikings to the Victorians. Nicola lives in North Wales.

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