The World's Population: An Encyclopedia of Critical Issues, Crises, and Ever-Growing Countries

This one-volume encyclopedia examines key topics, major world players, and imminent problems pertaining to the world's ever-growing population.

According to the United Nations, the population of our planet reached 7 billion people in 2011. What areas of the world have the most people? What measures, if any, are in place to control the population? Why is Europe's population shrinking, while the rest of the world is growing? This eye-opening encyclopedia answers questions like these by examini...