neo-Malthusian

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A neo-Malthusian is an advocate of the view that rapid population growth threatens environmental sustainability and human well-being, often calling for population control measures to prevent resource depletion and ecological crisis.

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neo-Malthusianism 2
neo-Malthusian canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf demographic theory perspective
environmentalist viewpoint
ideological position
population policy stance
advocatesFor access to contraception
family planning programs
population control measures
reproductive health education
basedOnWorkOf Thomas Robert Malthus
linked to: Thomas Malthus
concernedWith climate change impacts of population growth
energy scarcity
environmental degradation
food security
resource depletion
water scarcity
contrastsWith cornucopian view of limitless resources
strong pronatalist ideologies
coreBelief population growth can outstrip resource availability
population pressure exacerbates poverty and inequality
rapid population growth threatens environmental sustainability
rapid population growth threatens human well-being
unchecked population growth contributes to ecological crisis
criticizedFor association with some historical coercive sterilization policies
overemphasis on population relative to consumption patterns
potential coercive implications of population control
emergedIn early 20th century
late 19th century
hasOriginIn Malthusian theory
linked to: Malthusianism
influences environmental policy debates
population policy debates
sustainable development discourse
linksPopulationTo biodiversity loss
deforestation
ecological footprint
greenhouse gas emissions
urban overcrowding
mayAdvocateFor government-supported population policies
smaller family norms
policyGoal alignment of population with carrying capacity
prevention of future resource crises
reduction of fertility rates
stabilization of population size
relatedConcept carrying capacity
limits to growth
overpopulation
population–resource balance
relatedField demography
ecology
environmental economics
public health

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The Population Bomb hasPerspective neo-Malthusian
subject linked to: the book "The Population Bomb"
The Population Explosion influencedBy neo-Malthusianism
subject linked to: "The Population Explosion"
linked to: neo-Malthusian
Nelly Roussel movement neo-Malthusianism
linked to: neo-Malthusian