ENV044: Population, Resources, and Environment - AntiMalthusians

Digital dividends (growth, jobs, and services) have lagged behind the rapid spread of digital technologies.

That technical, economic and social changes are unlikely to take place unless the community is exposed to the pressure of population growth.

Hotelling's Rule explains how prices and scarcity of finite resources like oil increase over time.

<p>As created by human intellect, an always renewable resource.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Geopolitical events, changes in demand, and supply dynamics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Simon believed humans are the ultimate resource, whereas Malthusians view humans as destroyers of nature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The pandemic led to a significant decrease in oil demand, causing oil prices to plummet.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>That improvements occur from within agricultural communities, governed by those communities themselves.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>That humans should not be seen as destroyers of nature, but instead as the ultimate resource.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Advancements in technology, such as hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and renewable energy technologies, have increased the supply of oil and diversified the energy mix, thus potentially mitigating concerns about scarcity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>“Malthus, Watch Out”</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>His contributions have influenced fields such as environmental economics and natural resource management, shaping our understanding of resource allocation and sustainability.</p> Signup and view all the answers