‘A convincing study on population growth and the negative
effect it has on the planet. A RED RIBBON WINNER and highly
recommended!’ The Wishing Shelf Book Awards

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Valorie Allen’s research and writing are essential to understanding how human society can settle down into a sustainable path. We are not just in a climate crisis; we are in a full-scale ecological crisis. Ms. Allen writes about the global effects of human population growth, one of the driving factors of our ecological dilemma. All pathways out of our ecological catastrophe require the contraction of human enterprise. In this book, Ms. Allen clearly articulates the importance of addressing both twin towers of our crisis—consumption and population.

Fortunately, there are non-coercive ways to reverse human population growth that offer other social gains, primarily universal women’s rights and universally available contraception. Ms. Allen’s book is part of a third important focus: public education.
Rex Weyler — a founder of Greenpeace International; author of Greenpeace: The Inside Story, Blood of the Land, and other books. He writes the ecology blog, Deep Green.
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Population growth is not a victimless crime. It hurts those already here and further damages a planet reeling from over-exploitation by too many people wanting and exhorted by unscrupulous leaders to acquire and consume too much stuff. Every hectare of farmland paved over with more houses and every bit of added energy demand makes it harder for future generations to ensure food security and renewable energy resilience. Val Allen’s books are treasure troves of information and perspective serving up a veritable researchers’ bonanza while still carrying any interested reader through the whys and wherefores of the biophysical threats we face and up to a new andwell-grounded awareness.
John Erik Meyer — author; president of Canadians for Sustainable Society
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Val Allen’s book is a crash course on the population issue. It examines the history of human population growth, its connections to all other environmental problems, the factors that influence it, the people and the organizations trying to do something about it, the impediments to addressing it, the growth promoters and deniers, and much more. It is a trove of information both for novices and for those who have had a long-standing interest in the issue. It can serve as both an inspiration and tool kit for anyone who wants to do something about the problem.
Dr. Madeline Weld — President, Population Institute Canada
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Val Allen’s book is a great resource for students to learn about population and its connection with numerous vital issues. It makes those links admirably well.
Bill Ryerson — founder and president of Population Media Center; chair of the board of the Population Institute