According
to Maduemezie (2011), overpopulations in the Asaba town are characterized by
the presence of several challenges on the inhabitants. Some problems associated
with or exacerbated by human overpopulation in Asaba town are:
to Maduemezie (2011), overpopulations in the Asaba town are characterized by
the presence of several challenges on the inhabitants. Some problems associated
with or exacerbated by human overpopulation in Asaba town are:
·
Inadequate fresh water for
drinking as well as sewage treatment and effluent discharge.
Inadequate fresh water for
drinking as well as sewage treatment and effluent discharge.
·
Depletion of natural
resources, especially fossil fuels.
Depletion of natural
resources, especially fossil fuels.
·
Increased levels of air
pollution, water pollution, soil contamination and noise pollution.
Increased levels of air
pollution, water pollution, soil contamination and noise pollution.
·
Deforestation and loss of
ecosystems that valuably contribute to the global atmospheric oxygen and carbon
dioxide balance; hundreds of hectares of
forest are lost each year in Asaba town.
Deforestation and loss of
ecosystems that valuably contribute to the global atmospheric oxygen and carbon
dioxide balance; hundreds of hectares of
forest are lost each year in Asaba town.
·
Changes in atmospheric
composition and consequent global warming.
Changes in atmospheric
composition and consequent global warming.
·
Loss of arable land and increase in desertification. Deforestation and
desertification can be reversed by adopting property rights, and this policy is
successful even while the human population continues to grow.
Loss of arable land and increase in desertification. Deforestation and
desertification can be reversed by adopting property rights, and this policy is
successful even while the human population continues to grow.
·
Intensive factory to support large
populations. It results in human threats including the evolution and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria diseases, excessive air and water pollution, and new
viruses that infect humans.
Intensive factory to support large
populations. It results in human threats including the evolution and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria diseases, excessive air and water pollution, and new
viruses that infect humans.
·
Increased chance of the
emergence of new epidemics and pandemics.
Increased chance of the
emergence of new epidemics and pandemics.
·
Starvation, malnutrition or poor diet with ill
health and diet-deficiency diseases (e.g. rickets).
Starvation, malnutrition or poor diet with ill
health and diet-deficiency diseases (e.g. rickets).
·
Poverty as a result of inflation
in the town and a resulting low level of capital formation. Poverty and
inflation are aggravated by bad government and bad economic policies.
Poverty as a result of inflation
in the town and a resulting low level of capital formation. Poverty and
inflation are aggravated by bad government and bad economic policies.
·
Unhygienic living conditions for many based
upon water resource depletion, discharge of raw sewage and solid waste
disposal.
Unhygienic living conditions for many based
upon water resource depletion, discharge of raw sewage and solid waste
disposal.
·
Elevated crime rate due to
increased theft by people stealing resources to survive.
Elevated crime rate due to
increased theft by people stealing resources to survive.
·
Conflict over scarce
resources and crowding, leading to increased levels of warfare.
Conflict over scarce
resources and crowding, leading to increased levels of warfare.
Reference
Maduemezie, C. (2011) “Human Population Numbers as a Function of
Food Supply”, Environment, Development and Sustainability, 3(9):
89-105
Food Supply”, Environment, Development and Sustainability, 3(9):
89-105
