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Population growth: Population growth is affected by a number of factors, including fertility rates, mortality rates, and migration. Fertility rates are the number of live births per 1,000 women of childbearing age, while mortality rates are the number of deaths per 1,000 people in a population each year. _____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Kevin Kelly on Population Growth - Dictionary of Arguments
I 1383 Population Growth/Kelly: in order for the world population to grow, a number of children of 2.1 per woman is required. The UN assumed in 1995 that the birth rate remained at 2.35 (the number back then)._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Kelly I Kevin Kelly What Technology Wants New York 2011 |