11.+POPULATION

=Chapter 11= **__Population__**


 * __The Challenge of a Growing Population__**
 * There has been a humongous amount of population growth, from the 18th century till date
 * The population during the 20th century has almost quadrupled.
 * The population growth has caused radical change in the relationship between humans and ecological systems.
 * The larger amount of humans have caused rise of the average consumptions of natural resources
 * The population is said to reach 9 billion by the end of the 20th century and if humans don’t find new ways to reduce the amount of carbon emissions the amount wont plateau like the population.
 * __The Path to Stabilization__**
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