![]() In much of the developed and developing world, that decline is already underway, as urbanisation, women’s empowerment, and waning religiosity lead to smaller and smaller families. ![]() This time, however, we’re thinning ourselves deliberately, by choosing to have fewer babies than we need to replace ourselves. Throughout history, depopulation was the product of catastrophe: ice ages, plagues, the collapse of civilizations. Rather than growing exponentially, they argue, the global population is headed for a steep decline. But a growing number of experts are sounding a different kind of alarm. ![]() ‘A gripping narrative of a world on the cusp of profound change’ – Anjana Ahuja, New StatesmanĮmpty Planet offers a radical, provocative argument that the global population will soon begin to decline, dramatically reshaping the social, political and economic landscape.įor half a century, statisticians, pundits and politicians have warned that a burgeoning planetary population will soon overwhelm the earth’s resources. ‘Riveting and vitally important’ – Steven Pinker ![]()
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