The shadow of the world's future, or The earth's population possibilities & the consequences of the present rate of increase of the earth's inhabitants

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Identifikator:: 1775636852

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-164018

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Author:: Knibbs, George Handley http://d-nb.info/gnd/1045010944

Title:: The shadow of the world's future, or The earth's population possibilities & the consequences of the present rate of increase of the earth's inhabitants

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Ernest Benn Limited

Year of publication:: (1928)

Scope:: 131 Seiten

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter VI. Population as affected by various conditions

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CHAPTER VI POPULATION AS AFFECTED BY VARIOUS CONDITIONS THE history of the very remarkable nineteenth cen- tury has compelled us to recognise what important factors scientific and technical knowledge and syste- matic organisation are in enlarging the world’s popu- lation-carrying capacity. The better correlation of all Man’s efforts in connection with his exploitation of Nature’s resources generally, and the more efficient use of the earth’s surface, are problems already com- manding attention. In this connection we may appro- priately refer to Man’s dependence on cereals. Cereals play such a rdle in the world’s life, that some idea of its population limits may be had by consider- ing what are the possibilities in respect of their pro- duction. To enable the relative values to be computed with great rigour, their food-values are of course really required. It happens, however, that the effect of this element is practically negligible, a fact that later will be fairly obvious. The latest available returns indicate that, omitting China, Siam, and some other countries, for which there are no statistics, the world-production recently was as follows: — Product. Wheat. Rye. Barley. Oats. Maize. Rice. a elories) 1560 1611 1525 1553 1710 1640 Million arres cult 2387 92:8 647 1245 1683 1230 Million tons yield . 89-20 33-15 2843 53:54 106-98 79°14 Tons per acre . ©0374 ©0357 ©0439 0430 0637 0-643 It may be noted that the yield of wheat and rye could be taken as about 0365 tons, of barley and oats as a5

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