Malthusianism

Examples of Malthusianism in the following topics:

• Malthus' Theory of Population Growth

  • Advocates of Malthusian theory point to epidemics that diminished urban populations after early periods of urbanization as evidence that Mathus' predictions were correct.
  • Malthusians would cite this as a natural check on populations that were outpacing natural resource availability.
  • According to Malthus, the only alternative to moral restraint was certain disaster: if allowed to grow unchecked, population would outstrip available resources, resulting in what came to be known as Malthusian catastrophes: naturally occurring checks on population growth such as famine, disease, or war.
  • Proponents of this theory, Neo-Malthusians, state that these famines were examples of Malthusian catastrophes.
  • Malthusians would cite epidemics and starvation in overpopulated urban slums, like this one in Cairo, as natural checks on growing populations that have exceeded the carrying capacities of their local environments.

• Is Economic Growth a Good Goal?

  • Malthusian Trap: Named after a political economist named Thomas Robert Malthus, the Malthusian trap simply states that increases in efficiency tend to result in population growth rather than wealth growth.

• Population Trends

  • His arguments are widely known as Malthusianism, and present-day proponents of this theory are called Neo-Malthusians.

• Essential Functions for Mathematical Modeling

  • For example, a simple model of population growth is the Malthusian growth model.

• Population Growth and Overpopulation

  • Proponents of this theory, Neo-Malthusians state that these famines were examples of Malthusian catastrophes.

• Reform Darwinism

  • "Those communities," he wrote, "which included the greatest number of the most sympathetic members would flourish best, and rear the greatest number of offspring. " The term, which originated from the narrow Malthusian conception of competition between each and all, thus lost its narrowness in the mind of one who knew Nature.

• Problems in Forecasting Population Growth

  • According to some scenarios, disasters triggered by the growing population's demand for scarce resources will eventually lead to a sudden population crash, or even a Malthusian catastrophe, where overpopulation would compromise global food security and lead to mass starvation .

• Hunger, Malnutrition, and Family

  • His dire predictions are widely known as "Malthusianism. "