Not exact matches
«The relationship of Italians with the EU, over the last year since we've
seen some economic
growth, it
's not
been sufficient and satisfactory enough to create confidence among the majority of the
population.
Of particular concern, working - age
population growth is running at just a third of the long - term average, meaning the current housing boom lacks the robust demographic underpinnings
seen in previous cycles.
It
's a little early for such a strategy since some of the effects aren't clearly known, but from the research I've
seen it looks right now that there
are going to
be areas of his country that
are going to run out of water, and disturbingly those
are the same areas we have increased
population growth.
«We
're going to continue to
see strong development in Calgary because of
population growth, demographics, income range and the fact that we spend more than any other province.
Areas that have
seen the most
population growth in the last decade and a half
are also the most affected by drought.
We also
see it as an opportunity for energy companies in particular that the median age of Iran's educated
population is 28 years — this
is a market with promising
growth potential.
Of the other MINTs: Indonesia
is in a stable recovery, but the importance of commodities like coal and palm oil means it will not return to previous
growth levels soon; Nigeria's economy remains overdependent on oil, though Phylaktis
sees its «fast - growing
population and labor force feeding faster economic
growth over the medium term»; and while «Turkey has a lot of potential,» Lau says, «its political and economic management
is questionable and casts a shadow over the economy.»
Consequently, working age
population growth has begun to stabilize and
is likely to
see resurgence in 2025.
As we anticipate continued
growth in
population and
see that even now there
are hundreds of millions of people whose needs
are not met, we
are morally obligated to support any measure that will lead to increased production.
The extent of this rapid phase of church
growth — how long it will last, what effect it will have on the general
population of the city, and if these churches can endure past a single generation — «remains to
be seen,» Carnes says.
In 1977 Robert McNamara, as head of the World Bank,
saw in
population growth the «gravest issue» short of nuclear war and in a particularly prophetic statement lamented that the decisions that had led to this
growth were «not in the exclusive control of a few governments but rather in the literally hundreds of millions of individual parents who will determine the outcome.»
Ready meals have experienced significant
growth in Japan (over US$ 15 billion market size) largely due to their growing elderly
population.43 Chilled and frozen ready meals
are also
seeing growth across Asia with the increasing reach of the cold chain and growing levels of refrigerator ownership in cities.
China
is seeing a
growth in middle class
population, which
is demanding quality products.
The slowing
population growth in the U.S. mirrors to a lesser extent the situation in other developed nations, including Russia, Japan and France which
are seeing reduced
growth or
population losses due to declining birth rates and limited immigration.
Much of the job
growth has
been driven by the New York City region as areas of upstate have
seen their
populations decline.
In the past four years,
growth has
been strongest in Brooklyn (4.67 percent) and Queens (4.07 percent), while upstate cities generally
saw their
populations drop, the census bureau found.
The biggest one - year
growth was in Rockland County, which
saw its
population increase by 0.90 percent.
«When ash trees
are stressed by something like drought, you'd probably
see a slightly faster
growth of the emerald ash borer
population,» said Deborah McCullough, a professor in Michigan State University's department of entomology.
As it stands, the people of the planet seem to
be leaning toward a peak in
population followed by a gradual decline — a 21st - century world of the aged, which can
be seen today in Japan or parts of Europe — but there
is still a good chance of continued
growth in our numbers.
A two - year study of farms in West Sussex and Hampshire in the UK found that England's most common bumblebee species
saw significant
population growth where targeted, bee - friendly planting schemes
were in place.
But it
's this
population growth in rural areas that
is seeing an increase in CO2 emissions.»
The West
is expected to
see greater energy demand due to
population growth and higher temperatures.
The 21st century
is unlikely to
see the end of global
population growth.
The women you
see who have absolutely huge muscles
are professional bodybuilders, which means they: train for about 4 hours in the gym per day, often use performance enhancing drugs (human
growth hormone, steroids, etc.) and
are often genetically predisposed to muscle
growth (which
is rare in most
populations).
Growth in Australia's
population is higher than we've
seen since the 60s and 70s.
International Women's Day has
been observed since in the early 1900's, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that
saw booming
population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.
When funding follows students, the impact of competition
is greater in areas where school - age
population growth is slow or declining, as any loss of students to charter schools or nearby districts
is immediately
seen on the bottom line.
Take Nevada, a state that
's seen strong
population growth, in some districts such as Clark County - where Las Vegas
is - they just can't build enough schools to meet demand or find enough teachers when you can potentially make more money with tips as a casino card dealer.
In the pilot, state test score gains in a particular class
were analyzed and scored relative to the student's predicted
growth based on past scores, and relative to the average gains
seen across the district and within different groups of the student
population.
We studied four school systems that
are rising to the challenge and
seeing growth in student achievement, even as they work with large
populations of high - need students.
That
is, bias (a highly controversial issue covered in the research literature and also on this blog;
see recent posts about bias here, here, and here), does also appear to exist in this state and particularly at the school - level for (1) subject areas less traditionally tested and, hence, not often consecutively tested (e.g., from one consecutive grade level to the next), and given (2) the state
is combining
growth measures with proficiency (i.e., «snapshot») measures to evaluate schools, the latter
being significantly negatively correlated with the
populations of the students in the schools
being evaluated.
PS — It will
be interesting to
see how our world copes with zero
population growth.
The major job centers of San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego
are seeing rapid
population growth.
So, if the market sentiment decides it doesn't like a few factors, such as a decision to follow a divergent monetary policy, continued slow global economic
growth, a world - wide aging
population, and the swearing in of Donald Trump as the next American President, we could
be see a rise in bond rates, which will absolutely start to increase fixed - rate mortgage rates.
Meanwhile, the TD report said home prices in Edmonton and Calgary
were expected to post the biggest
growth rate over the next two years, as those cities continue to
see population and employment gains.
Market
growth will
be fuelled by an expanding pet
population and changing attitudes that
see owners treat their pets as companions or family members.
Here we
see a very substantial two county study (Alachua County, Florida and San Diego County, California) in which the authors, including Dr. Julie Levy, a noted TNR advocate, write, «In both counties, results of analyses did not indicate a consistent reduction in per capita
growth, the
population multiplier, or the proportion of female cats that
were pregnant.»
The Cat Welfare Society
saw a
growth of over 40 % in the use of our reimbursement scheme from 2009 to 2010, showing that with more education and increased concern for animal welfare, more members of the public
are getting actively involved in a nation - wide effort to control the community cat
population through sterilisation, as opposed to destruction.
Already measurable success can
be seen with regard to fish
populations, coral
growth and survival rates.
In 2009, aerial laser mapping of Caracol allowed archaeologists to literally «
see» through the jungle
growth to produce a 3 - D map of Caracol, and to reveal many parts of Caracol that had not yet
been discovered, especially paved causeways and agricultural terraces that fed Caracol's large
population.
One issue I didn't
see mentioned
was population growth as a driver of vulnerability in regions like sub-Saharan Africa.
In tracking
population growth, spikes in resource appetites, and explosive change in technologies that
are sheathing the planet in human activity, it
's not hard to find support for the contention by Stuart Hart of Cornell that our moment
is unique, that we
're not suffering from «chronocentrism,» the tendency of each generation to
see its time as special (in a good or bad way).
If no agreement
is reached regarding economic
growth and world
population growth and we just opt for the alternative energy to so the same amount of thinsg we do now then it
is very difficult to
see how it can
be done.
At its current scale and rate of
growth, the continuous economic expansion we
see today may
be approaching a point in human history when unbridled increases of production, unchecked per human consumption and skyrocketing human
population numbers could overrun the limited natural resources and frangible ecosystem services upon which life as we know it utterly itself depends for its very existence.
As people come to
see over years of experience that food, water, health care, family planning, and education
are reliably staying available,
population growth shrinks.
This
is politically unsurprising, given how discussions of
population growth inflame those fearing control measures, those with religious concerns about contraception and sometimes those
seeing underpopulation where others
see a problem.
Ms. Roberts
is not alone in pressing the case for action on family planning, a greater focus by scientists on clarifying
population trends and their implications and a lot more resources committed to facilitating a smooth transition toward stable
populations in places now
seeing explosive
growth (the «
population cluster bombs» I wrote about early in Dot Earth).
What
's most notable in the new analysis
is confirmation that while fertility rates
are dropping in many places, some of the world
's most turbulent and poverty - stricken regions
are seeing explosive
population growth leading to enormous numbers of teenagers and children.
And as people
see the terrible results of unrestrained
population growth perhaps religious organizations will finally step - up and admit that the responsible and moral position
is to advocate responsible family planning (yes - they may have to advocate birth control).
This question arises when we
see our world as a connected system and how the exercise of consumption or unfettered
population growth affects other parts of the system (e.g. your mention of human confiscation of up to 40 % of solar input to photosynthesis must surely
be putting extreme pressure on other species).