Is The World Overpopulated?

This is not an appropriate response, and it appears that you did not read the contents of the discussion because you have addressed none of the points raised there.

In China they are only allowed to have the 1 child or if they have more then they are penalised in that the child cannot be educated etc. One of the problems is that most rich people do not have a lot of children but tend to limit the numbers somewhat. There are many multi-story buildings here in Australia, and most Australians will tell you they are awful. We prefer houses to anything else, however we do have a very large country with a relatively small population. The unfortunate fact is that most of them tend to live in the larger cities and along the coast rather than inland.

Thanks for your contribution to the discussion sweetie88.

I apologise if I started this discussion when you already had one. I did a check but must have missed it somehow, so I do appreciate your responding to my discussion my friend.

It is so sad that your country is so overpopulated because that will limit the opportunities for many people to have a qualify of life. In addition it cannot be at all healthy living in those conditions. That does not apply in the majority of Australia, although some of the homeless in the cities live in less than pleasant circumstances. In the country it is different though, and it is not unusual to see people camped (in a caravan) along the river somewhere. That is a choice for them and it is usually because they are travelling though and not actually living permanently under those conditions.

Thanks very much for responding to the discussion. :)

I agree that we are doing massive damage to the environment, but don't you think that is partly due to the population. In some countries, they do not have the land to house and grow feed for their people. Is that overpopulation? Stopping the pollution and degradation will not find the space for these people, or will it?

Do not worry about your English, because it is fine.

Thanks for responding to the discussion.:)

I am not selecting any country in particular but you have mentioned 2 of them, so do you have any suggestions as to what should be done about the overpopulation in those countries? We cannot create any more land, and if there is insufficient land to house the world population, what should be done?


Thanks for responding.

I am looking at this as a world issue rather than something that occurs in only certain nations of the world. So what do you think should happen in those parts, or countries, of the world where there is overpopulation?

Thanks for your response.

I am talking about the world as a whole entity.
Do you think it is possible for people to live in a forest without doing any damage or destruction? If the forests are destroyed, then what about global warming which will have a much more serious impact on the world population? Is it possible for people to live in the desert and if so where does their food and water come from?There are many nations, unfortunately, that due to their large populations cannot house and feed the people. Don't you think this presents a problem? I certainly do.

But should there be some sort of control over the population increases in the world? A more indepth response to this discussion would be appreciated.

Yes, Australia is very much the same except that the majority of the population live in the coastal regions rather than inland. We too have more than enough food to go around however there are some nations where this does not apply.

Should these nations who already do not have enough land for housing and food production for their population continue to increase the population?

Thanks for your input into the discussion Noot54. :)

You are right that if one part of humanity kills the planet, then the whole planet is destroyed. What can be done about this? Do you have any suggestions?

Thanks for the response.

I believe that if the governments of the world came together (At least the more developed countries) and formed a plan about space travel and establishing communities on planets that are somewhat suitable for life, things would be better.
This would give hope to inventors, and space-techy's to get creative and form ideas based on the development of super cities and such on other planets.

Look at Tokyo, it's crowded and only get worse by the day. Look at New York. I was watching a T.V show yesterday 'Cash Cab Taxi ' (Show on Discovery channel) and well, driving around in the city looks so difficulut. Just an idea, we should have better plans about the future.

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An interesting concept but who decides who moves and who stays here on earth. Also who, or which country, is responsible for this new colony? Thanks for the response.