Document Type
Working Paper
Publication Date
2000
Abstract
In population–environment systems human activity is inherently part of the system rather than something to be minimized in order to maintain or restore “natural” environmental conditions. Issues arising in managing such systems are discussed in this paper. The system’s boundaries must be identified, defining its human participants and its ecological content. Procedures for monitoring demographic and environmental change in the system must be set up and consensus must be reached on how to evaluate that change.
DOI
10.31899/pgy1.1027
Language
English
Recommended Citation
McNicoll, Geoffrey. 2000. "Managing population-environment systems: Problems of institutional design," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 139. New York: Population Council. Version of record: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3115271
Project
Population, Environmental Risks, and the Climate Crisis (PERCC)
Included in
Demography, Population, and Ecology Commons, Environmental Public Health Commons, Sustainability Commons