Carrying capacity reconsidered: from Malthus’ population theory to cultural carrying capacity
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Carrying capacity reconsidered: from Malthus’ population theory to cultural carrying capacity
In this paper the concept of carrying capacity is investigated to provide an improved understanding about its contribution to solve environmental problems. Light is shed on its form, interpretation and application in biology, demography, applied and human ecology. The analysis begins with an examination of the bedrock of carrying capacity which is Malthus’ population theory, and its mathematica...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecological Economics
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0921-8009
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-8009(99)00063-4