Population and environment in Indonesia

The present environmental situation is not compatible with our expectations. Pollution, erosion, floods and droughts have hit many parts of the world, and these disasters give us reflections on how serious are the environmental problems that befalls this planet of ours. In meeting its needs, mankind...

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Main Author: Ida Bagoes Mantra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Gadjah Mada 2013-07-01
Series:Indonesian Journal of Geography
Online Access:https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/ijg/article/view/2195
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spelling doaj-a284c099efc5473bba4102fc08fec4a12020-11-25T01:18:14ZengUniversitas Gadjah MadaIndonesian Journal of Geography0024-95212354-91142013-07-012161334310.22146/indo.j.geog,21952010Population and environment in IndonesiaIda Bagoes MantraThe present environmental situation is not compatible with our expectations. Pollution, erosion, floods and droughts have hit many parts of the world, and these disasters give us reflections on how serious are the environmental problems that befalls this planet of ours. In meeting its needs, mankind has exploited the environment to the utmost without caring about environmental conservation. Moreover, with the population explosion after the 1950s and the dependency of life upon the natural processes, the cultivated land to be inherited by future generations has gradually become increasingly barren and fertile. Efforts are absolutely necessary to check increasing population growth rates, to raise the standard of living for all people and to arouse and awareness of sustainable development policies so that a compability between development activities and environment can be achieved.https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/ijg/article/view/2195
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Indonesian Journal of Geography
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title_short Population and environment in Indonesia
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publisher Universitas Gadjah Mada
series Indonesian Journal of Geography
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2354-9114
publishDate 2013-07-01
description The present environmental situation is not compatible with our expectations. Pollution, erosion, floods and droughts have hit many parts of the world, and these disasters give us reflections on how serious are the environmental problems that befalls this planet of ours. In meeting its needs, mankind has exploited the environment to the utmost without caring about environmental conservation. Moreover, with the population explosion after the 1950s and the dependency of life upon the natural processes, the cultivated land to be inherited by future generations has gradually become increasingly barren and fertile. Efforts are absolutely necessary to check increasing population growth rates, to raise the standard of living for all people and to arouse and awareness of sustainable development policies so that a compability between development activities and environment can be achieved.
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