E0321
Sustainable development
- global challenges and Aspects
Michal Bittner, Ph.D.
RECETOX Center
Faculty of Science
Masaryk University
1972
Development of society
– what does it mean?
Not enough of food
To much of food
Child mortality – „natural“ solution of population growth??
- in past ages, high infant mortality, diseases and wars prevented the
population growth
Women don‘t want more children,
but more for their children (R. Engelman)
One-child policy (China)
- 1979 - 2015
- circa 400 million children not born
- ethical and socio-economical consequences
- was it really necessary?
Miracle in Bangladesh (and elsewhere)...
Miracle in Bangladesh (and elsewhere)...
www.gapminder.org
- dříve vysoká novorozenecká úmrtnost, nemoci a války
Women don‘t want more children,
but more for their children (R. Engelman)
One-child policy (China)
- 1979 - 2015
- circa 400 million children not born
- ethical and socio-economical consequences
- was it really necessary?
„Voluntary“ One-child policy
- Rich-North countries
- result of demographic transition
Child mortality – „natural“ solution of population growth??
www.gapminder.org
Income x natality
266,000
250,000
480,000
120,000
900,000