The practice, traditionally referred to as population control, had historically been implemented mainly with the goal of increasing population growth, though from the 1950s to the 1980s, concerns about overpopulation and its effects on poverty, the environment and political stability led to efforts to reduce population growth rates in many ...

Population control is the practice of artificially maintaining the size of any population. It simply refers to the act of limiting the size of an animal population so that it remains manageable, as opposed to the act of protecting a species from excessive rates of extinction, which is referred to as conservation biology. [1] [2] [3]

2011年10月27日 · As the world population reaches seven billion people, the BBC's Mike Gallagher asks whether efforts to control population have been, as some critics claim, a form of authoritarian control...

2022年11月14日 · As demographers – experts in the study of population – we see both of these arguments as misguided and fundamentally answering the wrong question. Instead of wondering whether we have too many or...

2019年7月23日 · Methods of population control are implemented all around the world. The population is often considered as a source of economic, military, and political strength. However, a high population (overpopulation) can also be considered a threat to …

Population control refers to the implementation of policies, rewards, and punishments by nations to manage and regulate the growth or decline of their populations in order to maintain stability and address economic challenges. You might find these chapters and articles relevant to this topic.

Population control can be achieved through various means, including those labeled by Thomas Malthus (1766 – 1834) as positive checks, such as war, famine, disease, and infanticide, that increase death rates (Malthus [1803] 1989).

Population control, as a major international development strategy, is a relatively recent phenomenon. However, its origins reach back to social currents in the 19th and early 20th centuries, culminating in an organized birth control movement in Europe and the United States.