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... Population growth has come to be one of the reasons our world is so different then it was fifty years ago. This growth in population causes many problems in our world, such as outbreaks of diseases, and overproduction of waste, which is seen in both developing countries and cities.
Today the world’s cities are growing far faster then its population. ... A growing population increases waste and all of the problems associated with waste. Even where population is largely stable, the flow of waste products into landfills and waterways continues to increase (93). ... Where high rates of economic and population growths coincide in coming decades, mountains of waste will likely pose a difficult disposal challenge for municipal and national authority (93). ...
Waste causes a lot of harm on our environment and these effects on our environment will worsen as population grows. ...
As population grows in developing counties, sanitation goes down. ... For example, in fourteenth century Europe, the concentrated population led to the outbreak of the Black Plague (57). ... The Black Plague claimed the lives of one forth of the population. ... Diseases such as tuberculosis, dengue fever, malaria and acute respiratory illness are unable to survive in low population densities (59).
In developing nations, sanitation is very much lacking with not enough clean water and housing from increasing population. ...
When the world’s population gets larger it calls for more space and more water. ... As our world population grows and our climate changes, infectious diseases will be more common.
Approximate Word count = 1213
Approximate Pages = 4.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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