Imagine…a Doctor inspect us

this is…..
THE RESULT

EARTH HEART BEAT

 EARTH
AND
POPULATION
 This time is very crucial for our
future. Human ecological footprint
never like this before…
 Life on Earth : process struggle for

life of every creature.

 Global warming escalates faster than

we could anticipate, while political

will to solve it still very slow
 Global economy grow so fast through
global network (finance, trade)
 Global consumption escalates : over

consumption, life beyond ecological

capability to support
 Great Depression 1929 : people still

depend on local resources

 Now: the world is so much inter related
 IMPACT
 We change environment  better…
We enjoy so much luxuries and
conveniences
 But, we threaten our system function and

life support  Degradation of

environmental quality and natural resources
 Human life depends on these two things
and on human behaviour
Could we continue to consume
excessively without losing things
that inspiring, making us happy
and safe, more than just we have
money?
 Time NOW : re-THINK
 Good News !
 THE WORLD IS STILL AS IT
IS….NOT CRACKED OR FALL
APART ALTHOUGH IT HAS TO
WORK HARD… SUPPORTS 7
BILLION PEOPLE….AND
SUPPLY ALL THEIR NEED…
 EARTH
 The color seen from
outer space : BLUE…
………… Why ?
 Earth Composition

Land : 29 %
Ocean and sea : 71 %
 Population Growth
Th 1650 : 0,5 B (million years to achieve
this amount)
Th 1750 : 0,70 B (growth 0,4%/year)
Th 1850 :1 B (growth 2%/year)
Th 1927 :2 B
Th 1960 :3 B
Th 1974 :4 B
Th 1987 :5 B
Th 1996 :6 B
Th 2011 :7B
Th 2022 :8B
 In the past : population growth was very
affected by climate, food supply, illness.
Death rate – Birth rate : almost the same

 After 1650 : agriculture and industry

grow rapidly, climate and illness are
relatively controlled  death rate
declines. However, is not balanced with
decline in birth rate
 Projections
 Present Growth : 200.000 PER DAY
 More than 1 B : youth of fertile age
 2100 : predicted to be stable at 10 B,
when there is growth “replacement rate”
reach 2,1%
 So, this 21st century is not maximum
yet, although space and resources are
scarce
 Population Explosion!
 Main growth : developing countries
 In Africa, Middle East, South Asia, Latin
America : pop. Explosion causing hunger,
environmental degradation, political
instability, and even war
 Growth decline/ stable : Korea, Japan
 Decline a little : developed countries
 World Population

COUNTRY KM2 % Population

(%)
CHINA 9.600.000 25,97 19,88
INDIA 3.316.500 8,97 16,65
USA 9.363.396 25,33 11,77
INDONESIA 1.904.443 5,15 3,68
OTHERS 12.959.702 34,57 55,02
Total land 36.959.702 100 100
 People are Moving!
 More than 3% of global
population (> 200 billion) live
outside their country of origin
because of economy, conflict,
environmental degradation.
 FACTS
 People number
 People movement

 People speed communication

 Makes Earth even become SMALLER,

when their impact are BIGGER
 Climate change
 Natural resource depletion
 Increase consumption of THE RICH and the worse
condition of THE POOR
 If we want to…….
 preserve Earth’s bio diversity…
 to increase the people’s welfare…

 We have to know :

the dynamics of our

POPULATION and its impact on
environment
 URBAN POPULATION
 Urban area : 3-4% of world area
 Yet, almost 50% of the world pop. live here
 22 megapolitan cities (@ 10 billion pop.)
 Asia : 6 out of 10 most populated cities,
occupied by > 50% of the world population
 Rural population : stable/decline
 2050
 ASIA : most populated
 AFRICA : highest death and birth rate
 LATIN AMERICA :
dramatically birth rate decline in the last 30
years, and increase emigration
 EUROPE : more “quiet”
 NORTH AMERICA :
slow growth rate, mostly because of immigration
 AUSTRALIA OCEANIA : stable
WHAT other


PROBLEMS WILL
(continue) TO ARISE ?
 CRUCIAL QUESTION
(also for business)
HOW WE SHOULD


MANAGE AND
PLAN FOR THE
FUTURE….????
 EVERY MANAGEMENT
PROBLEMS
HAS TO BE SOLVED THROUGH
THE POPULATION PROBLEMS.
IT IS AT THE HAND OF HUMAN
BEING THAT “DEVELOPMENT”
STARTS AND ENDS