Neo-Malthusianism

Question 1

Who wrote ‘The Population Bomb’ and in what year was it published?

Answer 1

Paul Ehrlich, 1968

Question 2

What book did Colin Mason publish in 2003?

Answer 2

‘The 2030 Spike: Countdown to Global Catastrophe’

Question 3

What book was released by the Club of Rome in 1972?

Answer 3

‘The Limits to Growth’

Question 4

What did ‘The Population Bomb’ by Paul Ehrlich 1968 warn of?

Answer 4

Mass starvation in the 1970s-80s due to rapid population growth.

Question 5

What 7 issues did Colin Mason believe will converge to lead to a global crisis?

Answer 5

Depleted fuel supplies, massive population growth, poverty, climate change, famine, water shortages and international lawlessness.

Question 6

What 5 issues did the Club of Rome believe would grow exponentially, while technology’s ability to increase resources would only be linear?

Answer 6

Population, industrialisation, pollution, food production and resource depletion.