5 June 2016
Mark Allen on population SPA AGM 2016
Mark Allen, town planner, environmentalist, permaculturalist describes how these factors and population are intimately interwoven.
Videos
5 June 2016
Katharine Betts SPA AGM 2016
Dr Katharine Betts describes surveys which show that a majority of Australians favour a smaller rate of population growth, that this majority are better informed on Australian demography than those who seek a larger population but that the general ignorance of Australian demography is fueled by deliberate suppression of those with most to gain from …
5 June 2016
Kelvin Thomson SPA AGM 2016
Kelvin describes the importance of limiting population growth, of the opposition from many quarters to discussing this matter, including vested interests as well as politicians and media for fear of being called racist
13 April 2016
Dick Smith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpVTgJbRCao The big decision about a population increase is “what’s in it for most Australians?” I believe the answer is “less and less”.
26 March 2016
Professor Albert Bartlett
Professor Bartlett explains how even a modest percentage growth can result in huge increases in short time periods. He goes on to explain how human population growth rates confound many when discussing the numbers. He argues that this is not a difficult concept, it just requires an understanding of the principles of simple arithmetic
26 March 2016
Sir David Attenborough
Discusses the impact of Population Growth on the Planet in the 2011 RSA President’s Lecture (Royal Society of Arts)