{"id":98029,"date":"2023-03-31T15:47:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T19:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=98029"},"modified":"2023-04-07T09:40:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:40:17","slug":"population-and-the-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/population-and-the-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Population and the Environment: A Thought Experiment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What&#8217;s the relationship between the population and the environment? Is it straightforward or nuanced and complex?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>The World Without Us<\/em>, science journalist Alan Weisman outlines the ways the human race has left a mark on our planet. He asserts that the Earth&#8217;s environment would benefit if the human population declined or even vanished, and he conducts a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/philosophical-thought-experiments\/\">thought experiment<\/a> to explore the implications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to learn about the interplay between the population and the environment from the perspective of this thought experiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-population-and-the-environment\">Population and the Environment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Weisman believes that it&#8217;s important to understand the connection between the human population and the environment. He discusses many imprints the human race has made as we\u2019ve restructured the natural landscape to suit our own needs. Among these are how we\u2019ve turned vast swaths of forest into farmland, how we\u2019ve crisscrossed the world with cities and infrastructure to support our growing population, and how we\u2019ve dealt (responsibly or otherwise) with the never-ending supply of waste that industrial civilization generates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given all the ways in which we\u2019ve reshaped the world and continue to affect it every day, Weisman asks a question that\u2019s normally the purview of science fiction writers: What if the human race vanished all at once but left all our buildings, roads, and power plants intact?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weisman is clear to point out that this is just a thought experiment\u2014he doesn\u2019t advocate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/doomsday-scenarios\/\">human extinction<\/a> as a solution to the world\u2019s environmental problems. Though, he does describe the environmental benefits we would see from a voluntary decline in population. Such declines are already taking place in countries where women have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/access-to-college\/\">access to education<\/a>, careers, and contraception. In the afterword to the book\u2019s 2022 edition, Weisman remarks on the temporary reprieve the environment experienced as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic\u2014not because of the deaths, but because of the reduction in auto traffic, shipping, and air travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>The Hidden Cost of Population Decline<\/strong><br><br>One effect of population decline that Weisman doesn\u2019t address is that, when people choose to have fewer children, the average age of a population rises. Some argue that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/articles\/investing\/011216\/4-global-economic-issues-aging-population.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an aging population creates new stressors on society<\/a> in the form of a shortage of new workers and an increase in the cost of health care as a percentage of the total economy. In addition, older people are <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s12062-019-09255-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more vulnerable to the effects of climate change<\/a>, such as harsher environmental conditions, heat-related illnesses, and potential food and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/effects-of-water-scarcity\/\">water shortages<\/a>.<br><br>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6250060\/aging-population-climate-change-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">protecting an aging population may provide further impetus for climate change activism<\/a> because the measures needed to ensure the health of the elderly, such as finding ways to keep cities cool while making food and water delivery more efficient, will benefit society as a whole.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As for what scenario could result in the human race\u2019s disappearance without adversely affecting the rest of the world, Weisman says that a virus is the most likely candidate, though even the worst diseases leave survivors. The same is true for war, which, no matter how devastating, is almost always followed by a population rebound after hostilities cease. A <em>nuclear <\/em>war might wipe us out completely, but it would do the same for all life on the planet. This would also hold true for a severe environmental catastrophe, such as extreme global warming that leaves the Earth no longer viable for life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the purposes of Weisman\u2019s exercise, the means of humanity\u2019s disappearance is irrelevant. It could be that every member of our species is simultaneously abducted by aliens or snapped out of existence by a cosmic supervillain. However, there are those who believe that, if our population keeps rising, increasing the stress humanity puts on the environment, the chances of a worldwide die-off become more likely, whether from lack of food, water, or land, or by increasing the spread of disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s the relationship between the population and the environment? Is it straightforward or nuanced and complex? In The World Without Us, science journalist Alan Weisman outlines the ways the human race has left a mark on our planet. He asserts that the Earth&#8217;s environment would benefit if the human population declined or even vanished, and he conducts a thought experiment to explore the implications. 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