Does poverty cause forest degradation? Evidence from a poor state in India
This paper makes an attempt to examine whether poverty is a factor determining forest degradation in the state of Odisha in India by using micro level data.
Consumption
An Open-Source Model for Projecting Small Area Demographic and Land-Use Change
This paper sets out the methodology and rationale for the demographic models used by the Infrastructure Transitions Research Consortium (ITRC) and fulfils the following objectives: (1) to demonstrate that demographic estimates are an essential input to infrastructure demand models, (2) to provide an overview of a comprehensive modeling framework that can be used by other modeling teams to produce demographic estimates and projections linked to land-use outputs, and (3) to demonstrate how that framework can be used to explore a range of spatial development scenarios.
The connection between urbanization and carbon emissions: a panel evidence from West Africa
In this study, using second-generation econometric techniques that are robust to cross-sectional dependence and slope heterogeneity, the influence of urbanization on CO2 emissions in West Africa for the period 1990–2018 was investigated.
Slower population growth signals successes and benefits
Followng the results from the 2020 population censuses for the United States and China showing slowdown in population growth, the authors argue that the slowdown in population growth signals successes and benefits for America, China, and the Earth.
No future, no kids–no kids, no future?
The purpose of this study was to explore how climate change-related concerns affect reproductive attitudes and motivations to remain childfree.
Moving up the energy ladder: does socio-religious status matter?
Using a sample of 601,509 households and multinomial probit regression, this paper investigates the role played by socio-religious categories in determining primary cooking fuel choices among Indian households.
Population, Food and the Environment Webinar
The webinar engages different perspectives on the economic, social, and environmental impacts of population growth addressing persisting inequalities and regional variations in a round table about population, food, and the environment.
Food security among dryland pastoralists and agropastoralists: The climate, land-use change, and population dynamics nexus
The objective of this study was to critically review relevant literature to assess the complex web of interrelations and feedbacks that affect the factors affecting food security.
Measuring net environmental impact from population growth and alternative energy
Existing research on the relationship between economic growth and environmental impact has produced mixed results. Also, there has been a lack of attention on the effect of population, and per capita measures are used rather than total pollution.
Atlas of the Human Planet 2020
The 2020 edition of the Atlas of the Human Planet presents policy-relevant examples provided by users of Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) products. Following a call for contribution, 34 showcases cover the domains of disaster risk reduction and crisis management, environment, urbanisation, and sustainable development.
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