Massimo livi BacciEmeritus Professor of Demography, University of Florence, Italy

Emeritus Professor of Demography, University of Florence, Italy
Four compelling reasons to fear population growth
Quatre raisons de craindre la croissance démographique
Massimo livi Bacci

Following on from last week’s article, Massimo Livi Bacci details four specific threats to human survival (or, at least, quality of survival) that are directly linked to population growth.
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Malthus, forever?
Malthus, toujours d’actualité ?
Massimo livi Bacci

Malthus is long dead, but his ideas live on and are still widely debated today. Massimo Livi Bacci argues that he was probably right, after all. Malthus and the limits to growth Concise and clear, Malthus wrote in the first chapter of his Essay: “Through the animal and vegetable kingdoms, nature has scattered the seeds
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The Union and the study of population: 1947-1994
L’Union et l’étude de la population: 1947-1994
Massimo livi Bacci

In the 90 years since its foundation in 1928, the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), or simply the Union, has been very active in the field of population studies. Massimo Livi Bacci retraces the history of the IUSSP – its organization, goals and evolution – and some of the steps that
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Thinking about the future: the four billion question
Penser à l’avenir: la question des quatre milliards
Massimo livi Bacci

The “population question”, central to the debate about humankind’s future since the 18th century, has slipped away from center stage and fallen into a coma in recent years. The international community is busy promoting the 17 Sustainable Development Goals
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The shrinking population of Europe, ageing and productivity
La population de l’Europe: plus vieille, moins nombreuse et moins productive?
Massimo livi Bacci

Europe’s population is bound to shrink before 2050: according to the latest revision (2015, medium variant) of the UN (2015) projections, it will decline by 4.5% (31 million) between 2015 and 2050.
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The United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development
L’agenda des Nations Unies pour le développement durable
Massimo livi Bacci

The United Nations Sustainable Development Summit was held in New York on 25-27 September 2015. The 193-member UN General Assembly formally adopted the ambitious agenda “Transforming Our World: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”
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Pauperia and Tycoonia: Population and Sustainability
Pauperia et Tycoonia : Population et développement durable
Massimo livi Bacci

Once upon a time, population was a central issue in the international debate on the future of the planet. Despite profound ideological and political differences among the major players of the global scene
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