简介:Duetoanumberoffactorsoutlinedinthisarticle,theissueofpopulationgrowthisexcludedfromthesustainabilitydiscussion.Inthisarticle,weexploresomeoftheethicalpresumptionsthatunderlietheissueslinkingpopulationgrowthandsustainability.Criticsarguethatactiontoaddresspopulationcreatessocialandeconomicsegregation,andportrayoverpopulationconcernsasbeing'anti-poor,''anti-developingcountry,'oreven'antihuman.'Yet,de-linkingdemographicfactorsfromsustainabilityconcernsignoressignificantglobalrealitiesandtrends,suchastheecologicallimitsoftheEarth,thewelfareandlong-termlivelihoodofthemostvulnerablegroups,futureprospectsofhumanity,aswellastheecosystemsthatsupportsociety.