What is the Earth's carrying capacity for human life?
Author: COMAP
Background:
- Identify and analyze the major factors that you consider crucial to limiting the Earth’s carrying capacity for human life under current conditions.
- Use mathematical modeling to determine the current carrying capacity of the Earth for human life under today’s conditions and technology.
- What can mankind realistically do to raise the carrying capacity of the Earth for human life in perceived or anticipated future conditions? What would those conditions be?
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