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Neo and Anti Malthusian Viewpoints

Neo and Anti Malthusian Viewpoints. Spec. Discuss the two opposing views (neo-Malthusian and anti-Malthusian) of the relationship between population size and resource consumption. The Impossible Hamster. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqwd_u6HkMo&feature=player_embedded.

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Neo and Anti Malthusian Viewpoints

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  1. Neo and Anti Malthusian Viewpoints

  2. Spec • Discuss the two opposing views (neo-Malthusian and anti-Malthusian) of the relationship between population size and resource consumption.

  3. The Impossible Hamster • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqwd_u6HkMo&feature=player_embedded

  4. Planet Geography P147,148,149, 151 • Read through the above pages. • Summarise neo-Malthusian (Malthus, Ehrlich) and anti-Malthusian (Boserup, Simon) views. • Look at what they think, why they think that, the arguments they put forward, the examples they use…

  5. Use the following links to develop your understanding. Ehrlich-Simon Wager: http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/02/re-litigating_t.html China vs Malthus: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120613138379155707.html The Malthusian Question: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/mar/21/leader-thomas-malthus Malthus in Australia: http://www.newgeography.com/content/002190-malthusian-delusions-grip-australia?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Newgeography+%28Newgeography.com+-+Economic%2C+demographic%2C+and+political+commentary+about+places%29 Malthus Today: http://www.npg.org/projects/malthus/geyer_story.htm

  6. http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/how-many-people-can-live-on-planet-earth/http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/how-many-people-can-live-on-planet-earth/ • Use the above hyperlink to the one-hour BBC documentary, presented by Sir David Attenborough. • Note down any ideas raised about the relationship between the size of the human population and the consumption of resources.

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