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dc.contributor.authorWashington, Haydn
dc.contributor.authorLowe, Ian
dc.contributor.authorKopnina, Helen
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-12T05:54:56Z
dc.date.available2021-01-12T05:54:56Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn1027-6084
dc.identifier.doi10.6531/JFS.202009_25(1).0009
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/400939
dc.description.abstractThere is increasing evidence that humans are not living sustainably. There are three major drivers of the unsustainable approach: population, consumption and the growth economy. There is widespread denial about these issues, but they clearly need to be addressed if we are to achieve any of the possible sustainable futures. The first and second versions of the ‘World Scientists Warning to Humanity’ both highlight the problem of increasing human population, as do the IPCC and IPBES reports. However, all have been largely ignored. The size of an ecologically-sustainable global population is considered, taking into account the implications of increasing per capita consumption. The paper then discusses the reasons why society and academia largely ignore overpopulation. The claim that discussing overpopulation is ‘anti-human’ is refuted. Causal Layered Analysis is used to examine why society ignores data that do not fit with its myths and metaphors, and how such denial is leading society towards collapse. Non-coercive solutions are then considered to reach an ecologically-sustainable human population.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherTamkang University
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom93
dc.relation.ispartofpageto106
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Futures Studies
dc.relation.ispartofvolume25
dc.subject.fieldofresearchUrban and regional planning
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPolitical science
dc.subject.fieldofresearchStrategy, management and organisational behaviour
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3304
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4408
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3507
dc.subject.keywordsSocial Sciences
dc.subject.keywordsRegional & Urban Planning
dc.subject.keywordsPublic Administration
dc.subject.keywordsScientists Warning to Humanity
dc.subject.keywordsPopulation
dc.titleWhy Do Society and Academia Ignore the 'Scientists Warning to Humanity' On Population?
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationWashington, H; Lowe, I; Kopnina, H, Why Do Society and Academia Ignore the 'Scientists Warning to Humanity' On Population?, Journal of Futures Studies, 2020, 25 (1), pp. 93-106
dc.date.updated2021-01-12T05:52:09Z
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gro.griffith.authorLowe, Ian


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