Summary:
- No country today remains in Stage 1 of the transition.
- Birth rates are still high in many poor countries.
- Most developed nations have entered Stage 4.
- An even larger human population may cause severe environmental problems.
- This could lead to outbreaks of disease, starvation, and global conflict.
- There are three potential solutions:Use technology to make better use of resources to support more people.
- Change behaviors to reduce human numbers and how much humans consume.
- distribute resources more fairly among all the world’s people.Which solution would you choose?