No-Nonsense Guide to World Population (1/2 page)
With world population passing seven billion and predicted to hit nine
billion by 2050, we are in the grip of a number panic. This book
explodes some of the common myths, looks at what the numbers really
mean, and addresses nine topics, such as why women in most parts of the
world have fewer children, what will happen to our societies as we all
live longer, and how having babies relates to climate change.
Vanessa Baird is co-editor at New Internationalist magazine. Her
previous books include The No-Nonsense Guide to Sexual Diversity and,
as compiler and editor, Eye to Eye Women.