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We live in a complex world of unparallelled affluence and immense deprivation. Yet cutting across this complexity, there are a set of key areas of focus for the contemporary policy agenda of states se... more
FAQs about Issues in Global Human Inequality:How many episodes does Issues in Global Human Inequality have?The podcast currently has 39 episodes available.
January 06, 2021Episode 4 - Does the world have too many people? Part 6 - UrbanizationThere are many who believe that climate change is closely intertwined with the population of the planet, and that the two together will have mutually-reinforcing negative consequences for human capabilities. In fact, the world's population structure is changing, but in ways that throw up a surprising set of challenges that are not obvious.What are the implications of contemporary urbanization?...more12minPlay
January 06, 2021Episode 4 - Does the world have too many people? Part 5 - MigrationThere are many who believe that climate change is closely intertwined with the population of the planet, and that the two together will have mutually-reinforcing negative consequences for human capabilities. In fact, the world's population structure is changing, but in ways that throw up a surprising set of challenges that are not obvious.Migration is far more complex than most people realize, but it is only by understanding its complexity that we can begin to understand ways to more humanely manage the process of migration....more15minPlay
January 06, 2021Episode 4 - Does the world have too many people? Part 4 - Implications of changing population structuresThere are many who believe that climate change is closely intertwined with the population of the planet, and that the two together will have mutually-reinforcing negative consequences for human capabilities. In fact, the world's population structure is changing, but in ways that throw up a surprising set of challenges that are not obvious.What are the consequences of the changes that we are seeing in the structure of the planet's population?...more8minPlay
January 06, 2021Episode 4 - Does the world have too many people? Part 3 - A Malthusian trap?There are many who believe that climate change is closely intertwined with the population of the planet, and that the two together will have mutually-reinforcing negative consequences for human capabilities. In fact, the world's population structure is changing, but in ways that throw up a surprising set of challenges that are not obvious.Is there any basis by which to support the idea that the world's resources cannot support the world's population?...more9minPlay
January 06, 2021Episode 4 - Does the world have too many people? Part 2 - Why are fertility rates declining?There are many who believe that climate change is closely intertwined with the population of the planet, and that the two together will have mutually-reinforcing negative consequences for human capabilities. In fact, the world's population structure is changing, but in ways that throw up a surprising set of challenges that are not obvious.If the rate of population growth has been declining since 1972, and declining rates of growth of population are driven by declining fertility rates, why are fertility rates in decline around the world?...more8minPlay
January 06, 2021Episode 4 - Does the world have too many people? Part 1 - How many people are there?There are many who believe that climate change is closely intertwined with the population of the planet, and that the two together will have mutually-reinforcing negative consequences for human capabilities. In fact, the world's population structure is changing, but in ways that throw up a surprising set of challenges that are not obvious.What have been global trends in population over the course of the last 75 years, and what will they be until the end of the century?...more11minPlay
January 06, 2021Episode 3 Is it too late? Part 5 - The Paris AgreementThe capacity to enlarge human capabilities and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals is severely circumscribed by the climate crisis.Can the Paris Agreement solve the climate crisis?...more12minPlay
January 06, 2021Episode 3 Is it too late? Part 4 - Approaches to global environmental governanceThe capacity to enlarge human capabilities and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals is severely circumscribed by the climate crisis.Given the scale of the climate crisis, why have the countries of the world remained wedded to liberal, market-based approaches to global environmental governance?...more18minPlay
January 06, 2021Episode 3 Is it too late? Part 3 - Carbon inequalityIf the evidence that climate change has accelerated is irrefutable, why do people deny its veracity or downplay its severity?It is only possible to understand climate change if we understand that global human inequality effects and reflects global carbon inequality....more10minPlay
January 06, 2021Episode 3 Is it too late? Part 2 - Myths and viewsThe capacity to enlarge human capabilities and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals is severely circumscribed by the climate crisis.If the evidence that climate change has accelerated is irrefutable, why do people deny its veracity or downplay its severity?...more12minPlay
FAQs about Issues in Global Human Inequality:How many episodes does Issues in Global Human Inequality have?The podcast currently has 39 episodes available.