eprintid: 4879
rev_number: 22
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dir: disk0/00/00/48/79
datestamp: 2016-01-15 02:07:32
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type: monograph
metadata_visibility: show
item_issues_count: 4
creators_name: Fischer, G.
creators_name: Heilig, G.K.
creators_id: 276
creators_id: 1305
title: Population Momentum and the Demand on Land and Water Resources
ispublished: pub
internal_subjects: iis_env
internal_subjects: iis_pop
internal_subjects: iis_wat
divisions: prog_luc
abstract: Future world population growth is fueled by two components: a) the demographic momentum, which is built into the age composition of current populations, and b) changes in reproductive behavior and mortality of generations yet to come. This paper investigates by major world regions what we know about population growth, what can be projected with reasonable certainty, and what is pure speculation. The exposition sets a frame for analyzing demographic driving forces that are expected to increase human demand and pressures on land and water resources. These will be contrasted with current resource assessments of regional availability and use of land, in particular with estimates of remaining land with cultivation potential. In establishing a balance between availability of land resources and projected needs, the paper will distinguish regions with limited land and water resources and high population pressure from areas with abundant resources and low or moderate demographic demand.
date: 1996-12
date_type: published
publisher: WP-96-149
iiasapubid: WP-96-149
price: 10
creators_browse_id: 89
creators_browse_id: 1318
full_text_status: public
monograph_type: working_paper
place_of_pub: IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria
pages: 40
coversheets_dirty: FALSE
fp7_type: info:eu-repo/semantics/book
citation:   Fischer, G. <https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/view/iiasa/89.html> & Heilig, G.K. <https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/view/iiasa/1318.html>  (1996).  Population Momentum and the Demand on Land and Water Resources.   IIASA Working Paper. IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: WP-96-149     
document_url: https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/4879/1/WP-96-149.pdf