It has now been forty years since we wrote the population bomb ehrlich 1968. Siegel and a great selection of related books, art. Population control policy an interesting article about the socalled overpopulation problem by the president of the population research institute. True, if population growth continues, soon some of these people would have to spill over the border into oklahoma. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. He is perhaps best known for his environmental classic the population bomb 1968. Library of congress cataloging in publication data. The population bomb, sold in the millions with a jeremiad that humankind stood on the. The population bomb is a bestselling book written by stanford university professor paul r. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the population bomb. The population bomb is a bestselling book written by stanford university. There is a good chance that world population would soon top out, especially due to the sharp slowdown in the birthrate both in industrial and developing countries. Paul ehrlich and his wife anne began working together shortly after their marriage in 1954. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
The population bomb revisited population media center. It predicted worldwide famine in the 1970s and 1980s due to overpopulation, as well as other major societal upheavals, and advocated immediate action to limit population growth. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Fears of a population explosion were widespread in the 1950s and 60s, but the. Ehrlich and his wife, anne ehrlich who was uncredited, in 1968.
The population bomb kindle edition by r ehrlich, paul. Last july, in the midst of a twoyear drought, only a few wells in. The dreaded population bomb that emerged as a worldwide obsession in the 1960s. He is acknowledged to be the mentor of social engineers who advocate strict population control and limits to economic growth. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
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