“Can you think of any problem, in any area of human endeavour, on any scale, from microscopic to global, whose long-term solution is in any demonstrable way aided, assisted, or advanced by further increases in population, locally, nationally, or globally?” ThinkingWayHumansLongProblemTermEnvironmentSolutionsAreasIncreaseEnvironmentalPopulationScalesLong TermEndeavourOverpopulationEnvironmental ProblemsWorld PopulationHuman PopulationPopulation Problem Author:Albert Allen Bartlett
“'Smart growth' destroys the environment. 'Dumb growth' destroys the environment. The only difference is that 'smart growth' does it with good taste. It's like booking passage on the Titanic. Whether you go first-class or steerage, the result is the same.” FirstsDoeGrowthDifferencesResultsClassEnvironmentBalanceTasteSmartPopulationDumbPassagesGood TasteFirst ClassPopulation GrowthOverpopulationWorld PopulationSmart Growth Author:Albert Allen Bartlett
