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No population control is no longer a necessity. Hans Rosling explains it really well in this video: https://vimeo.com/79878808 https://vimeo.com/79878808

• mythrwy 9y ago
  Maybe globally it's not. Some regions however would eliminate a great amount of suffering were they able to implement it. Because at the end of the day population control comes around anyway.
  • baxtr 9y ago
    I am starting to think that Hans Rosling did some real harm. People confuse a global trend with a local one. In a World with borders, local overpopulation will lead to catastrophes, where millions could be affected.
    • shripadk 9y ago
      Overpopulation can be addressed by building more cities. Take India for example. Mumbai is overpopulated. The reason for this is that it's the financial hub of the country and also has a booming movie industry (Bollywood). But that will change once we have smart cities through the Smart Cities Mission: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Cities_Mission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Cities_Mission This will lead to natural decongestion as industries will spread out over a larger area causing large populations to shift base. For instance, the Dholera Smart City (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOFpWFLSqgU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOFpWFLSqgU) based in Gujarat will become operational in 2019 (http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-dholera-smart-city-to-be-operational-by-2019-gujarat-govt-2221454 http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-dholera-smart-city-to-b...).