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Europe's Environment - The Dobris Assessment
12. Population, Production and Consumption
Population is a key element in the human impact on the environment. Population growth is often held to be the root cause of environmental problems, but the interactions between population, economic development and environmental change are too complex to support this conclusion. Other important factors, such as distributional patterns, migration and living standards, have a major role affecting the impact of population on natural resources and the environment.
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Contents:
12.1 - Introduction
12.1.1 - Population growth
12.1.1.1 - World
12.1.1.2 - Europe
12.1.2 - Distribution and density
12.1.2.1 - Migration
12.1.2.2 - Urbanisation
12.1.3 - Human development
12.1.3.1 - Fertility
12.1.3.2 - Life expectancy
12.1.3.3 - Living standards
12.2 - Production and Consumption
12.2.1 - Patterns
12.2.2 - Processes and technologies
12.2.3 - Environmental impacts
12.3 - Economic Growth versus Development
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