neo-Malthusian
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A neo-Malthusian is an advocate of the view that rapid population growth threatens environmental sustainability and human well-being, often calling for population control measures to prevent resource depletion and ecological crisis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| neo-Malthusianism | 2 |
| neo-Malthusian canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: neo-Malthusian Context triple: [The Population Bomb, hasPerspective, neo-Malthusian]
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A.
Malthusian catastrophe
A Malthusian catastrophe is a theoretical scenario in which unchecked population growth outstrips food production, leading to widespread famine, disease, and social collapse.
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B.
NEOB
NEOB is a U.S. federal government office building in Washington, D.C., that houses various agencies and staff of the Executive Office of the President.
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C.
Illustrations and Proofs of the Principle of Population
Illustrations and Proofs of the Principle of Population is a 19th-century work by Francis Place that defends and elaborates Thomas Malthus’s population theory with empirical evidence and argument.
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D.
Emily Malthus
Emily Malthus was a daughter of the English cleric and influential political economist Thomas Robert Malthus.
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Thomas Malthus
Thomas Malthus was an English economist and demographer best known for his theory that population growth tends to outpace food production, leading to inevitable checks such as famine and disease.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: neo-Malthusian Target entity description: A neo-Malthusian is an advocate of the view that rapid population growth threatens environmental sustainability and human well-being, often calling for population control measures to prevent resource depletion and ecological crisis.
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A.
Malthusian catastrophe
A Malthusian catastrophe is a theoretical scenario in which unchecked population growth outstrips food production, leading to widespread famine, disease, and social collapse.
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B.
NEOB
NEOB is a U.S. federal government office building in Washington, D.C., that houses various agencies and staff of the Executive Office of the President.
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C.
Illustrations and Proofs of the Principle of Population
Illustrations and Proofs of the Principle of Population is a 19th-century work by Francis Place that defends and elaborates Thomas Malthus’s population theory with empirical evidence and argument.
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D.
Emily Malthus
Emily Malthus was a daughter of the English cleric and influential political economist Thomas Robert Malthus.
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E.
Thomas Malthus
Thomas Malthus was an English economist and demographer best known for his theory that population growth tends to outpace food production, leading to inevitable checks such as famine and disease.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demographic theory perspective
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environmentalist viewpoint ⓘ ideological position ⓘ population policy stance ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
access to contraception
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family planning programs ⓘ population control measures ⓘ reproductive health education ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkOf |
Thomas Malthus
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surface form:
Thomas Robert Malthus
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| concernedWith |
climate change impacts of population growth
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energy scarcity ⓘ environmental degradation ⓘ food security ⓘ resource depletion ⓘ water scarcity ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
cornucopian view of limitless resources
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strong pronatalist ideologies ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
population growth can outstrip resource availability
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population pressure exacerbates poverty and inequality ⓘ rapid population growth threatens environmental sustainability ⓘ rapid population growth threatens human well-being ⓘ unchecked population growth contributes to ecological crisis ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
association with some historical coercive sterilization policies
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overemphasis on population relative to consumption patterns ⓘ potential coercive implications of population control ⓘ |
| emergedIn |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasOriginIn |
Malthusianism
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surface form:
Malthusian theory
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| influences |
environmental policy debates
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population policy debates ⓘ sustainable development discourse ⓘ |
| linksPopulationTo |
biodiversity loss
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deforestation ⓘ ecological footprint ⓘ greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ urban overcrowding ⓘ |
| mayAdvocateFor |
government-supported population policies
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smaller family norms ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
alignment of population with carrying capacity
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prevention of future resource crises ⓘ reduction of fertility rates ⓘ stabilization of population size ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
carrying capacity
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limits to growth ⓘ overpopulation ⓘ population–resource balance ⓘ |
| relatedField |
demography
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ecology ⓘ environmental economics ⓘ public health ⓘ |
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Subject: neo-Malthusian Description of subject: A neo-Malthusian is an advocate of the view that rapid population growth threatens environmental sustainability and human well-being, often calling for population control measures to prevent resource depletion and ecological crisis.
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