Analyzing Global Population Growth: Essay and Proposed Solutions

This assignment comprises two tasks: an essay question analysis and an essay proposal. The first task requires identifying problems associated with global population growth, selecting a priority issue, justifying the selection, and describing a solution from provided readings. The second task involves...Read More

TPP7123 Assignment 2 Template
Task 1: Essay question analysis
(a) Essay Question:
(Write question from Assignment 4 here. Highlight the task words. Underline the
limit words)
Identify a number of potential problems related to global population growth. Select
one issue that you believe needs to be addressed as a priority. Justify your selection.
Describe a solution proposed in the reading from your further research that you think
best addresses the issues you have identified. Explain your choice. Base answer on
four course readings
Task Words: 500
(b) Rewrite the question in your own words:
Finding Solutions to Global Population Challenges calls for the identification of
major problems. Pointing out one of the main issues addressed describe a solution to
uncontrolled population citing four course readings.
Task 2: Essay proposal
Thesis statement:
Population is a major challenge globally because its uncontrolled growth rate is
unsustainable.
Topic sentence 1: Resource availability and population growth should be parrallel
1(a) Future cities continue to face the challenge of addressing sustainability because
of uncontrollable population growth (Hugo, 2012).
1(b) Failure to balance limited global resources and the increasing population present
challenges for development planners.
1(c) World population continues to experience explosive growths from one billion in
1804 to a projected increase of 9 billion in 2050 raising concerns about sustainability.
Topic sentence 2: Lack of basic resources to support the growing population leads to
social, economic and health challenges
2 (a) Increased population rate affects resource distribution leading to social and
health challenges (Hamilton, 2012).
2(b) The underdeveloped regions of the world like Africa find it difficult to meet the
population demands for basic needs such as education, food and health care.

2(c) Projections of a further population increase raises concerns about impending
human disasters caused by poverty, poor health conditions and food insecurity.
Topic sentence 3: The growing population leads to human activities, which contribute
to unequal distribution of resources
3(a) Imbalanced rural and urban development is also part of the population growth
challenge (Hadly, et al., 2015).
3(b) Low-income regions experiencing rapid urbanization face challenges of
achieving sustainable development because of uneven resource distribution. Increased
population in the urban areas is also proportional to unusual consumption rates hence
more people use more resources, which means less is available for everyone.
3(c) Overexploitation of resources through increased economic activities in the rural
and urban areas raises an alarm over environmental degradation (O'Neil, et al., 2012).
Human activities such as the release of high emissions from cars, over use of
electricity, water and natural resources is a risk to the future generations.
Topic sentence 4: A multidisciplinary approach to the population problem is
necessary
4(a) Eminent risks of uncontrolled population growth call for new reproductive laws
and practices including religious teachings (Rosling, 2012).
4(b) Population increase and its negative effects is a reality for all human beings
regardless of their religious beliefs, practices and affiliations. Environmental pollution
becomes a reality that threatens human existence.
4(c) In support of the scientific and technological solutions, religious leaders also
need to reeducate people about fertility. It is important to reshape the people’s
mindset. Sustainability is a tough topic that calls for collaborative efforts by all
disciplines because everyone is at risk.

Reference
Hadly, E. A., Ehrlich, P. R. & Barnosky, A. D., 2015. Avoiding collapse: Grand
challenge for science and society to solve by 2050. Elementa Science of the
Anthropocene. Available at
<https://www.elementascience.org/articles/10.12952/journal.elementa.000094/>
Hamilton, C., 2012. Population and the environment: What we do in woolies matters
more than what we do in bed. The Conversation, 22 April. Available at
<https://theconversation.com/population-and-environment-what-we-do-in-woolies-
matters-more-than-what-we-do-in-bed-6527>
Hugo, G., 2012. Challenge 3: Balancing population growth and resources. The
Conversation, 11 June. Available at <https://theconversation.com/challenge-3-
balancing-population-growth-and-resources-7489>
Rosling, H., 2012. Religion and Babies, s.l.: TEDx Summit.
O'Neil, B. C. et al., 2012. Demographic change and carbon dioxide emissions. The
Lancet 380, pp. 157-164
Rosling, H., 2012. Religion and Babies, s.l.: TEDx Summit