Thursday, April 2, 2009

Population Issues II

Hey guys, these are the questions for the last tutorial!

Preparation instructions

Following on from your earlier tutorials on population, and campus sustainability, we will think about and discuss the impact of population on sustainability by thinking about the maximum population that a country such as Singapore can sustainably support, reflecting on the resources that students think affect their proposed population limit. Following the completion of this topic, it is expected that students will have a deeper understanding of the complex policy, and ecological issues that are inherent to population policy.

Questions to consider for your one page preparation

Your responses to these questions will form the basis for our tutorial discussions:
Your estimate of what population you think Singapore can sustainably support.
ANU students will think about a sustainable population target for Singapore.
Briefly substantiate your figure by listing (in order of importance) the most significant resources that limit the population Australia and Sinagpore can sustainably support
What are some of the similarities and differences between the resources that limit Australia's population to that of Singapore?
Come prepared to discuss and defend your sustainable population target for Singapore. The ideas presented in lectures, readings and collaboration discussions with ANU may be helpful in supporting your views.

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