title: Population and the environment.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000383:Agriculture; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D005298:Fertility; D005843:Geography; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011203:Poverty; D011640:Public Policy; D012424:Rural Population; D012939:Social Planning; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Africa; Agricultural Development; Carrying Capacity; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Environmental Degradation; Environmental Pollution; Fertility; Geographic Factors; Migration; Natural Resources; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Pressure; Poverty; Rural Development; Rural Population; Settlement And Resettlement; Socioeconomic Factors; Spatial Distribution; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization