{"product_id":"9789048146277","title":"Population and Development: A Message from The Cairo Conference","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePopulation and Development: A Message from The Cairo Conference\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCliquet, Robert L.; Thienpont, Kristiaan\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince the onset of modernisation the world population has  doubled several times and will soon reach 6 billion of people. The  annual rate of increase in the world population is approximately 90  million people. This is the largest absolute level of population  growth ever recorded. According to the most recent population  projections of the United Nations, the world population will probably  double again before stabilising at a stationary level. Ninety percent  of the present and future population growth is accounted for by  developing countries. \u003cbr\u003e  The fast increase in the size of the population in many developing  countries is a serious obstacle to their attempts to overcome their  backwardness, make a substantial improvement to their quality of life,  and achieve a sustainable way of exploiting their renewable and  non-renewable resources. At the same time, non-sustainable consumption  and production patterns in the industrial countries and among wealthy  citizens in developing countries, place additional burdens on the  planet's natural resources and ecosystems. \u003cbr\u003e  With a view of considering these problems and elaborating policy  guidelines, the United Nations staged its International Conference on  Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo, Egypt, September  5-13, 1994. \u003cbr\u003e  This monograph deals with the background to the ICPD, its preparation,  proceedings, and contents. It also evaluates its results and  recommendations by comparing the ICPD Action Programme with the  current scientific literature. \u003cbr\u003e  The ICPD dealt with the key issues concerning the interrelations  between population, development and environment, and their causes, and  was not limited to marginal issues such as abortion, promiscuity and  homosexuality as was the impression given in the media as a result of  the way these questions were distorted by the action of religious  fundamentalists. The ICPD Action Programme forms an impressive charter  with a broad range of relevant policy recommendations. Nevertheless,  compared to most of the current scientific literature, the ICPD seems  to underestimate the seriousness and urgency of the issues at stake.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2010-12-09\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789048146277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-015-8591-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235.0cm x155.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 180.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44343497654412,"sku":"9789048146277","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789048146277.jpg?v=1766467564","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789048146277","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}