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According to the NYTimes (although I believe the UN has been saying this for years as I've seen the charts for a long while now), we're do in for a sharp contra
by codyb 5y ago
According to the NYTimes (although I believe the UN has been saying this for years as I've seen the charts for a long while now), we're do in for a sharp contraction on population growth with an eventual decline.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/22/world/global-population-shrinking.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/22/world/global-population-s...
- bhouston 5y agoThis is the coming housing correction. It is likely that we will decide to just depopulate undesirable areas completely. Because if you get under a threshold of density a lot of city infrastructure doesn’t make sense. I wonder what we can learn from what is happening in Japan?
- yellow_lead 5y agoThere was also an article posted here a while back noting that many American cities are too dependent on population growth to fund their infrastructure projects. They are essentially borrowing against expected growth and if that growth doesn't come, some cities could be left with a huge debt.
- tony0x02 5y agoProbably sourced from strongtowns
- beachwood23 5y agoThis exact problem is why immigration is so heavily supported by liberals around the world. Europe has slowing birth rates, so they need large numbers of immigrants to find growth. The issue is a bit more acute there than in the US, but we will run into this sooner than later.
- weasel_words 5y agoThat's a curious take. Source?
- kwertyoowiyop 5y agoConservatives love it too. At least the millionaires and billionaires do.
- meepmorp 5y agoIn this case, the term could mean economic liberalism.
- delaynomore 5y agoLocation, location, location?