Population theories - Resources relationships

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World Development (Population theories) Mind Map on Population theories - Resources relationships, created by Azra Kucukkaramu on 09/05/2013.
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Population theories - Resources relationships
  1. Boserup theory (woman)
    1. Case study: Mauritius
      1. De-rocking
        1. Land made available to grow more crops
        2. Intercropping between rows of sugar cane
          1. Ground nut
            1. Potatoes
              1. Maize
              2. Austrian computer modelling system to predict future
                1. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
                  1. Tax incentives
                    1. Textile and electronic factories
                      1. Cheap, educated workforce
                      2. Advances in technology will increase food production to keep up with population growth
                        1. Pesticides
                          1. Herbicides
                            1. Fertilisers
                              1. GM crops
                                1. Selective breeding
                                  1. Irrigation
                                    1. The Green Revolution
                                      1. India
                                        1. Mexico
                                    2. Malthus theory (man)/ neo-malthusians
                                      1. Population increases geometrically (1,2,4,8) i.e. population doubles every 25 years
                                        1. Food production increased arithmetically (1,2,3,4) i.e. cannot keep up with population growth
                                          1. Two checks (to reduce population)
                                            1. Positive
                                              1. Famine
                                                1. War
                                                  1. Disease
                                                  2. Preventative
                                                    1. Abstinence
                                                      1. Later marriage
                                                        1. Regulations (e.g. China's one child policy)
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