Babies, babies and more babies. Now don't go getting any ideas here especially since a high population growth means a lot for to this Earth. Read the following article and think:
1) What effects will this have in Canada?
2) What effects will this have on you?
3) What can Canada do to help countries that are tops on the list?
4) What other effects will this have on our Earth?
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-06-20/news/40093943_1_new-species-population-growth-extinction
Canada has a very low population density as a whole country but our population is almost exclusively located at the bottom of our country. This makes sense as it is the most liveable portion of Canada. The problem with this is that, according to the article, areas in which the population density is increasing will also experience an increased threat to wildlife. This means that the wildlife that most of Canada's population is used to will be at risk. Hypothetically, this could be fixed by spreading the population out a little more evenly across Canada, but who really wants to be anywhere that's colder than where they already are.
ReplyDeleteIt is hard to even look far enough forward to see how this may affect me, but assuming I manage to avoid accidental death until 2050, there's a good chance I will be alive to see the effects of our growing population. With the loss of various species there is a risk of a chain reaction that could eventually affect humans, however the issue that I am able to see immediately is not how it will affect me, but how we are already affecting the wildlife. With our continued growth we are wiping out their habitats to create our own. This isn't just for our housing and necessities either; it is for three Walmarts per city, and various other unnecessary conveniences. We are destroying species of wildlife simply for our own ease of living. I understand that that is a little off the topic of how population density itself is affecting the wildlife, but the way I see it, as our population density grows we become like a cancer to that area of the earth, destroying it more and more each day.
As for what Canada can do to help the countries that are facing very high population density increases, well we have a lot of land. We are ranked eighth least in the way of population density and have more than enough room to take some of the overflow from other countries. The same problem I mentioned before still stands, it is just too cold to accommodate most people's needs. That being said we still do have a lot of room, and the more we spread out as a global population, the less of a negative impact we will have on nature. Although we do have this space, moving people into Canada's more livable areas will not necessarily have a positive impact due to the fact that our population density is already growing and located, for the most part, in these areas. If Canada could find a way to spread out its population and therefore have less population density in the lower portion, perhaps we could then be able to take the overflow from other countries.
This link shows how our population density is increasing steadily year by year:
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/canada/population-density-people-per-sq-km-wb-data.html
I agree that Canada should try and spread out our population so we aren't so densely populated in some areas and that link was very interesting!
DeleteYa i agree with Trevor and Anneli, i definitely feel that Canada should spread out a little so that we can save some our eco systems and precious/beautiful landscape. I feel it would also be beneficial for Canada's population to expand their condo/appartment building numbers so that we can build up rather than out. This will save us some time, thats for sure :)
DeleteI agree with Samira in thinking that we should be expanding upward rather than outwards. Canada does have alot of space, but expandingly outwardly would just deplete Canada's lesser populated (and more beautiful!) regoins of Canada.
DeleteI agree with the idea of building more apartment buildings rather than suburbs as they are more efficient in almost all aspects of life.
DeleteI feel that if our population starts growing out it will just allow us to destroy more habitats that could stay protected. I do not think having a higher population density is good but more so I don't think we should resolve this issue by creating a new issue when we destroy habitats by spreading out. So I definitely agree with Samira. Honestly, I think that if we continue growing we should do so by growing up and down as opposed to out. Many countries have started living in high rise buildings (and having greenhouses, play places ect.) as well as building underground. This way, there is more room for the people while avoiding destroying the habitats up north that we have not touched yet.
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ReplyDeleteIf in fact the population is increasing as quickly as they say it is, Canada's population will either start to move upwards or they could move out of Canada. Small towns will become cities i.e.; Barrie is now seen as a bedroom community to Toronto and this wasn't true ten years ago. Another effect this would have on Canada is the possibility of more poverty. More population will deplete more resources, until resources become so expensive that only the elite will have them.
As for population growth affecting myself; a person wanting to live in the city, my living will become more expensive, and jobs will be harder to get. This is because with population growth, cities will become more crowded, and there will be more people for every job, making it very competitive. Likewise housing will be more expensive, especially in desirable areas.
I do agree with Trevor in the fact that Canada has lot's of land, that could be offered out to help. Or they could loosen the reigns of letting immigrants into Canada. But I personally feel that we should not do that. I personally feel as though we have become just one large melting pot. Even though multiculturalism has its many advantages, Canada is losing its heritage. To help the animals extinct I would suggest that maybe we could make more animal reserves depending on the species.
As for effecting the world as a whole my link below talks about spurges in the population and how a disease could be brought up and spread worldwide in a matter of hours due to our transport systems.
http://www.earthportals.com/extinct.html