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Peoplequake: Mass Migration, Ageing Nations and the Coming Population Crash Paperback – February 1, 2011
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Print length341 pages
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LanguageEnglish
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PublisherEden Project
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Publication dateFebruary 1, 2011
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Dimensions7.7 x 5 x 0.9 inches
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ISBN-10190581139X
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- Publisher : Eden Project (February 1, 2011)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 341 pages
- ISBN-10 : 190581139X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1905811397
- Item Weight : 8.5 ounces
- Dimensions : 7.7 x 5 x 0.9 inches
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- #1,022 in Demography Studies
- #2,713 in Environmental Policy
- #4,347 in Emigration & Immigration Studies (Books)
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Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2013
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what a great book! all politicians must read this as it is an eye opening sane look at population shifts around the world. Problem being it is just a common sense analysis. Oh for more common sense in the world. Don't be deterred, it is an easy insight into the needs of countries and their peoples.
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2015
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nice reading and surprisingly informative, highly recommended
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Population Explosion is a third world phenomenon and will destroy the earth. Any questions?
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2014Verified Purchase
Mr. Pearce makes a single demographic discovery and writes an entire book around it, without ever explaining why it's happening. The Population Explosion is petering out in advanced industrial states, any questions?
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2011
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Book has much interesting information and very optimistic conclusions/point of view. However, it reads as if author began with conclusion/point of view and then employed outside researches to find and insert whatever support they could piece together. Author seemed to be just building on his name.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2017
the reason we call urban myth or one looks at how a history event was passed down, extra sensationalism were often added, so the history changes as time goes by..one such myth is population explosion started by Malthus..then it does not stop...Author has been using a lot of data in many countries to prove that not only population does not grow, rather, as we often talks about: population is in severe decline: Japan, India, Sri Lanka, EU zones..despite the fact that population growth has been controlled via political and cultural means..this book is a wake up call to all of us as modern observer to realize what is wrong with the headline "population growth in severe decline" vs old urban myth... (people have no food to eat due to war and severe mis-allocation of food supply; nothing to do with how many people on this planet)
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Talwyn Hawkins
3.0 out of 5 stars
An optimistic view
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 26, 2013Verified Purchase
Pearce manages to write in such a way that will, for the most part, hold your interest, but his propensity for case studies and circumstantial, anecdotal evidence weakens the arguments he puts forward. The conclusions he draws often seem unfounded in the evidence he discusses, and his evident, closed-minded disapproval of eugenics narrows his debate somewhat, if indeed he's offering a debate at all, which I don't think he is. He suggests the population bomb is already defused and that we therefore don't need to worry about it any longer. In a chapter entitled "Silver Lining" he writes: "What will it be like to live in societies that are much older than any we have ever known or imagined?... It looks fit, frugal and just fine".
As interesting as this book is, and it is interesting, I feel it's written from a very narrow, possibly naive stand point. If you want a book that covers all of the issues from a broad and balanced perspective, I wouldn't recommend this one.
As interesting as this book is, and it is interesting, I feel it's written from a very narrow, possibly naive stand point. If you want a book that covers all of the issues from a broad and balanced perspective, I wouldn't recommend this one.
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J. Milton
4.0 out of 5 stars
A whistle-stop demographic tour
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 1, 2011Verified Purchase
Fred Pearce has written a book that contributes to the discussion about the number of people the planet can sustainably support. In doing so the book is split in to seven sections that cover all the demographic hot topics, namely Malthus, population control, population decline, reproduction, migration, carrying capacity and ageing.
As said by other reviewers, this book is inherently optimistic in its assessment of our demographic future( even when managing to shy away from confronting energy as an issue), but this is what the author sets out to do and gives cogent examples to reinforce what is being outlined. Whether you agree with him or not is up to you. However, beware.
This is a popular science book, which being just shy of 300 pages, affords a whistle-stop tour rather than an all-encompassing academic review. It does however, give plenty of references to the academic tombs that it is based upon and lots of web resources that are easily accessible topic-by-topic if one particularly interests you.
Overall, an optimistic read that takes you on a whistle stop tour of a complex, contentious subject matter.
As said by other reviewers, this book is inherently optimistic in its assessment of our demographic future( even when managing to shy away from confronting energy as an issue), but this is what the author sets out to do and gives cogent examples to reinforce what is being outlined. Whether you agree with him or not is up to you. However, beware.
This is a popular science book, which being just shy of 300 pages, affords a whistle-stop tour rather than an all-encompassing academic review. It does however, give plenty of references to the academic tombs that it is based upon and lots of web resources that are easily accessible topic-by-topic if one particularly interests you.
Overall, an optimistic read that takes you on a whistle stop tour of a complex, contentious subject matter.
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John Swainson
4.0 out of 5 stars
An eye opener
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2014Verified Purchase
We live on a finite planet so there must be a limit to the population that Mother Earth can support. But there are ways .... and ways of curtailing population growth ...and some are unpalatable. The author is naive and fails to evidence many of his assertions to a level that will withstand a robust peer review ... but his narrative will certainly provoke though amongst those readers intlligent enough to understand the thrust and challenge of his arguments/assetions.
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Mr. John J. Hill
4.0 out of 5 stars
Refreshing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 3, 2012Verified Purchase
This is an engaging and easy-to-read take on the current state of world population.
As someone who would describe myself as an environmentalist, I read a lot of very depressing books and articles, and it is certainly true that we are facing some really difficult problems. However, we have made progress on some of the most frightening issues of my childhood, the population explosion being one (nuclear weapons being another), and I was becoming frustrated that these achievements are not being more widely publicised. I've lent this book to several friends who sounded despairing about the state of things. If we are going to improve this world, our worst enemies are complacency and despair; this book avoids both.
As someone who would describe myself as an environmentalist, I read a lot of very depressing books and articles, and it is certainly true that we are facing some really difficult problems. However, we have made progress on some of the most frightening issues of my childhood, the population explosion being one (nuclear weapons being another), and I was becoming frustrated that these achievements are not being more widely publicised. I've lent this book to several friends who sounded despairing about the state of things. If we are going to improve this world, our worst enemies are complacency and despair; this book avoids both.
Max Willson
4.0 out of 5 stars
Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 2, 2018Verified Purchase
Great book for geography students or anyone interested in demographics!
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