The land is full
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An assessment of how Israel's extraordinary population growth undermines the country's environment, social equity, and quality of life-and what must be done about it During the past sixty-eight years, Israel's population has increased from one to eight million people. Such exponential growth has produced acute environmental and social crises in this tiny country. Alon Tal, one of Israel's foremost environmentalists, considers the ramifications of the extraordinary demographic shift, from burgeoning pollution and dwindling natural resources to overburdened infrastructure and overcrowding. Based on extensive fieldwork and interviews, the book examines the origins of Israel's population policies and how they must change to support a sustainable future.
Title |
The land is full : addressing overpopulation in Israel / Alon Tal. |
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Publisher |
New Haven, CT : Yale University Press |
Creation Date |
[2016] |
Notes |
Previously issued in print: 2016. Includes bibliographical references and index. In English. |
Content |
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD: A NEGLECTED DIMENSION OF THE MIDDLE EASTERN (AND WORLD) DILEMMA / Ehrlich, Paul R. / Ehrlich, Anne H. -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. INTRODUCTION: TALKING ABOUT DEMOGRAPHY IN ISRAEL -- 2. OF POLLUTION, PAUCITY, AND POPULATION PRESSURES -- 3. OF IMPAIRED PUBLIC SERVICES, POVERTY, AND POPULATION PRESSURES -- 4. THE RISE AND FALL OF ALIYAH: A BRIEF HISTORY OF IMMIGRATION TO ISRAEL -- 5. BLESSED WITH CHILDREN: FROM DOGMA TO SUBSIDIES -- 6. WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: ABORTION, BIRTH CONTROL, AND FERTILITY POLICIES IN ISRAEL -- 7. "BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY": JEWISH PROCREATION AND ULTRA- ORTHODOX FERTILITY -- 8. THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION -- 9. GROWING PAINS: THE POLITICS OF BEDOUIN AND PALESTINIAN POPULATIONS -- 10. CARRYING CAPACITY- PAST AND PRESENT -- 11. TOWARD AN OPTIMAL POPULATION SIZE -- 12. WE CAN DO IT- AN AGENDA FOR STABILIZING ISRAEL'S POPULATION -- NOTES -- INDEX |
Extent |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
Language |
English |
Copyright Date |
©2016 |
National Library system number |
997010721166105171 |
MARC RECORDS
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- Israel Population policy.
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