title: Rapid population growth and environmental degradation: ultimate versus proximate factors.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Shaw
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003657:Decision Making; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004777:Environment; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D005376:Financial Management; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006280:Health Workforce; D007221:Industry; D008019:Life Style; D010684:Philosophy; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011203:Poverty; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013672:Technology; D014930:Women
keywords: Behavior; Carrying Capacity; Consumption; Decision Making; Deforestation; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Environment; Environmental Degradation; Environmental Pollution; Financial Activities; Human Capital; Human Resources; Industrialization; Inequalities; Land Tenure; Life Style; Macroeconomic Factors; Natural Resources; Overpopulation; Philosophical Overview; Population Pressure; Poverty; Resource Allocation; Socioeconomic Factors; Technology; Utility Theory; Women In Development