An assessment of how Israel's extraordinary population growth undermines the country's environment, social equity, and quality of life-and what must be done about it
During the past sixty-eight years, Israel's population has increased from one to eight million people. Such exponential growth has produced acute environmental and social crises in this tiny country. Alon Tal, one of Israel's foremost environmentalists, considers the ramifications of the extraordinary demographic shift, from burgeoning pollution and dwindling natural resources to overburdened infrastructure and overcrowding. Based on extensive fieldwork and interviews, the book examines the origins of Israel's population policies and how they must change to support a sustainable future.
- ISBN10 0300216882
- ISBN13 9780300216882
- Publish Date 4 October 2016 (first published 9 August 2016)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Yale University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 408
- Language English
- URL http://wiley.com/remtitle.cgi?isbn=9780300216882