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Environmental Issues Surrounding Human Overpopulation

  • January 2017
DOI:10.4018/978-1-5225-1683-5
  • Publisher: IGI Global Publishers, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Editor: Rajeev Pratap Singh, Vaibhav Srivastava, Anita Singh
  • ISBN: ISBN13: 9781522516835
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Rajeev Pratap Singh at Banaras Hindu University
Rajeev Pratap Singh
Vaibhav Srivastava at University of Allahabad
Vaibhav Srivastava
Anita Singh at Banaras Hindu University
Anita Singh
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Environmental Issues Surrounding Human Overpopulation is an authoritative reference source for the latest scholarly research on the depletion of natural resources due to overpopulation and presents insights on how these environmental threats can be addressed. Highlighting technological, economic, and social perspectives, this book is ideally designed for policymakers, researchers, academics, students, and practitioners interested in better understanding the current state of the global environment.
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Environmental Issues Surrounding
Human Overpopulation
There are many factors to be considered when examining the current state of
environmental problems in the modern world. By addressing these causes, the
preservation of ecosystems and environmental resources can be maintained.
Environmental Issues Surrounding Human Overpopulation is an
authoritative reference source for the latest scholarly research on the depletion
of natural resources due to overpopulation and presents insights on how these
environmental threats can be addressed. Highlighting technological, economic,
and social perspectives, this book is ideally designed for policymakers,
researchers, academics, students, and practitioners interested in better
understanding the current state of the global environment.
Topics Covered:
Climate Change
Coastal Zone Management
Food Security
Genetically Modied Crops
Land Use
Waste Management
Water Pollution
Rajeev Pratap Singh, Anita Singh, and Vaibhav Srivastava
Singh, Singh
& Srivastava Environmental Issues Surrounding Human Overpopulation
Environmental Issues
Surrounding Human
Overpopulation
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