Zero Groeikoers: Implementering van 'n Doelwit

Abstract

Abstract ZERO POPULATION GROWTH (Z. P. G.): Implementation of a goal: World population growth which currently takes place at exponential rates must, proceeding from the present base of about four billion and with a doubling time of approximately thirty years, inevitably lead to a very early over-filling of the finite planet earth, man's only home for the forseeable future. Hence Z.P.G. is the only logical ultimate goal of the world's human population. The demographic conditions at present prevailing in the Republic of South Africa point to a very rapid acceleration, in the immediate future, of the natural growth rates of especially the Black and Coloured Sections of the Community. This could result in huge population increases especially during the next century. The following tables summarise the salient data:{fx35-1} Utilising the data of Tables I and II, estimations of possible future growth are made and summarised in Table III {fx36-1} X Black birth rates approximately 43 per 1 000 per year over period...