POPULATION, POVERTY AND THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT

被引：51

作者：

DASGUPTA, PS ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] ROYAL SWEDISH ACAD SCI STOCKHOLM,BEIJER INT INST ECOL ECON,STOCKHOLM,SWEDEN

来源：

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN | 1995年 / 272卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1038/scientificamerican0295-40

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Describes how changes in research foci and methodology has altered our understanding of the relations between poor people and their environment in recent years. He suggests that fertility and environmental degradation can reinforce each other in an escalating spiral. Parental demand for children rather than an unmet need for contraceptives, it is argued, explains reproductive behaviour in high-fertility countries. Policy changes to make children "expensive', and their labour less vital for family survival, are needed. -M.Amos

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页码：40 / 45

页数：6