Population,Environment and Development: The Concise Report

The general trends of rapid population growth, sustained but uneven economic improvement, and environmental degradation, are well known. Population and development policies are vital components of action needed to ensure sustainable development and to safeguard the environment. The topics investigated in this report include: the evolution of population and the environment at major UN conferences; trends in population, environment and development; government views; health, mortality, fertility and the environment; urbanization.United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division Staff is the author of 'Population,Environment and Development: The Concise Report' with ISBN 9789211513561 and ISBN 9211513561.