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What is zero population growth? Is this a reasonable and attainable goal for the global human population?

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Here, Zero Population Growth is defined, followed by a discussion concerning the desirability of zero population growth for the human population

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What is zero population growth? Is this a reasonable and attainable goal for the global human population?

So to answer the first question, let us define zero population growth: ZPG (zero population growth describes the demographic balance where number of individuals in a given population neither grows nor declines. 1
Some researchers argue that to persevere the environment ZPG is the ultimate social aim, whereas others believe that the argument is shortsighted in the advent of continued technological advancement and ever changing economic environments. So to put ZPG in practical perspectives, it means that the birth ...

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