Environmental Issues Surrounding Human Overpopulation

Environmental Issues Surrounding Human Overpopulation

Rajeev Pratap Singh, Anita Singh, Vaibhav Srivastava

Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 325

ISBN13: 9781522516835|ISBN10: 1522516832|EISBN13: 9781522516842

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1683-5

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Singh, Rajeev Pratap, Anita Singh, and Vaibhav Srivastava, eds. Environmental Issues Surrounding Human Overpopulation. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1683-5

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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.

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Front Materials

Title Page

Copyright Page

Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies (AEEGT) Book Series

Dedication

Editorial Advisory Board

Foreword

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgment

Chapters

Chapter 1

Human Overpopulation: Impact on Environment (pages 1-11)

Shivani Uniyal, Rashmi Paliwal, Bhumija Kaphaliya, R. K. Sharma

Overpopulation has recognized as a global environmental problem since few decades, as it has caused a number of adverse effects on environment. Modern medical facilities and illiteracy in some interior regions of developing countries...

Chapter 2

Human Overpopulation and Food Security: Challenges for the Agriculture Sustainability (pages 12-39)

Rishikesh Singh, Pratap Srivastava, Pardeep Singh, Shweta Upadhyay, Akhilesh Singh Raghubanshi

World population is rapidly growing and expected to reach in between 8.5 to 12 billion by 2100. More than 75% of the population is expected to inhabit in the African and Asian countries having most of the developing nations. The...

Chapter 3

Population and Global Food Security: Issues Related to Climate Change (pages 40-63)

Supriya Tiwari, Barkha Vaish, Pooja Singh

Global food security is one if the major issues that needs utmost attention of the scientific community in near future. The growing food demand of the society is putting enormous pressure on the resources over which the food supply...

Chapter 4

Study of Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Its Environmental Effects: A Case of Iran (pages 64-88)

Habibeh Karimi, Farid Gholamrezafahimi

Coasts were one of the main places of residence for human beings through the history. From the emergence of civilization to now, the human beings used coastal zone as a best place for residence. However, in early 21 century, almost...

Chapter 5

Monitoring Changes in Urban Cover Using Landsat Satellite Images and Demographical Information (pages 89-103)

Prashant K. Srivastava, Swati Suman, Smita Pandey

The monitoring of urban cover is very important for the planner, management, governmental and non-governmental organizations for optimizing the use of urban resources and minimizing the environmental losses. The study here aims at...

Chapter 6

Genetically Modified Crops: A Long Way to Go (pages 104-119)

Amit Srivastava, Claudia Edith Torres-Vargas

Genetic engineering and modification of food crops has been emerged as one of the most relevant issue for debate due to concern over its direct impact on human health and environment. The striking development and advancement of...

Chapter 7

Applying a Grass-Root Approach to Empowering Change Agents to Transform Pro-Conservation Attitudes and Behaviors in Over-Populated China (pages 120-136)

Kenneth C. C. Yang, Yowei Kang

Accompanied China's stellar economic developments in past decades, over-population has worsened the negative impacts of rapid industrialization and urbanization upon China's already fragile environment. Rare, a U.S.-based...

Chapter 8

Impact of Overpopulation on Land Use Pattern (pages 137-154)

Shivani Garg

Overpopulation does not depend only on the size or density of the population, but on the ratio of population to available sustainable resources. It also depends on how resources are managed and distributed throughout the population....

Chapter 9

Giving Waste a Second Chance: Public Awareness and Youth Empowerment (pages 155-171)

Shlrene Quaik, Asha Embrandiri, Kaizar Hossain, Norli Ismail

Overpopulation is no doubt worldwide concern as it brings different problems to urbanization process as well as environment. Waste is number one side product of overpopulation. Waste generation is ever increasing in both urban and...

Chapter 10

Assessment of Available Technologies for Hospital Waste Management: A Need for Society (pages 172-188)

Alok Rai, Richa Kothari, D. P. Singh

Modern hospital practices with galloping growth in medical technology facilitate increase human life span, decrease mortality rate and increase natality rate. Life supporting health services generates potentially hazardous and...

Chapter 11

Overpopulation and Its Association with Natural Disasters: A Case Study of Indian Tsunami, 2004 (pages 189-201)

Geetanjali Kaushik, Satish S. Patil, Poonam Singhal, Arvind L. Chel

With a population of over a billion, India is facing the challenges of overpopulation is making the country prone to natural disasters. focus of this chapter is the Indian Tsunami which occurred on 26th December 2004 in the Cuddalore...

Chapter 12

Airborne Particulate Matter: Source Scenario and Their Impact on Human Health and Environment (pages 202-223)

Bhawna Dubey, Asim Kumar Pal, Gurdeep Singh

Airborne particulate matter is considered to be most challenging environmental issues in the world today due to its impact on various atmospheric processes like regional and global climate change, ecosystem, agriculture and most...

Chapter 13

Harmful Effects of Ecosystem Impairment on Human Health (pages 224-232)

Suruchi Singh, Shashi Bhushan Agrawal, Madhoolika Agrawal

Growing global population has caused environment degradation through ecosystem impairment and over exploitation. Although, people have made great moves for improving life style, and enjoy a drastically improved quality of life but...

Chapter 14

Tropospheric Ozone Pollution, Agriculture, and Food Security (pages 233-252)

Abhijit Sarkar, Sambit Datta, Pooja Singh

Increasing population and unsustainable exploitation of nature and natural resources have made “food security” a burning issue in the 21st century. During the last 50 years, the global population has more than doubled, from 3 billion...

Chapter 15

Human Overpopulation and Water Pollution: Reduction of Microbial Pollution by Vertical Flow Constructed Wetland (pages 253-267)

Gargi Sharma, Pravin Kumar Mutiyar

The increased human population is threatening the natural water resources by reducing flows and deteriorating quality. High levels contamination of fecal microbes in Indian water resources is one of the worst impact on natural...

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