Introduction to Overpopulation

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Introduction to Overpopulation

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Overpopulation 2 OVERPOPULATIONIntroductionOverpopulation is a condition where the number of the existing population exceeds thenumber of resources available for the survival of the population comfortably. This condition isundesirable as it affects the ability of human capacity in that environment to be adequatelyproductive thus becoming an issue. This condition is or can be influenced by various factors thatsome include; reduced rate of mortality, reduced use of birth control measures, and availabilityof better medical facilities with well provided medical services among others (MONROE, 2014).Overpopulation is one of the major threats to human growth and development today because itinfluences massive increase of environmental pollution, overconsumption of the naturalresources such as farming products, fresh water, and land among others.Overpopulation is an environmental issue that has resulted in various effects. Theseeffects tend to negatively affect the rate at which activities intended for development take placedue to overutilization of the available natural resources. Some of these include;Increased conflicts and wars. As a result of the increased population over the available naturalresources results to disagreements and wars (SINGH, SINGH, & SRIVASTAVA, 2017). As amajor effect, the strain of resources to utilize on development issues of both the environment andthe people has been encouraged. For the development of both the people and the environment atlarge, natural resources are very important and its depletion results to disagreements. Example,water is a natural resource that is required by both human population, as well as the environmentand its over depletion, may result in reduced life span, low levels of development, as well asreduced human activities as nobody, can survive without water (EMMOTT, 2013).

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