To add to this, supporting a growing population through unsustainable anthropogenic activities for decadesis considered a primary cause for deterioration of marine life, habitats, coastal and marine ecosystems and numerous ocean ecosystem services of this oceanic space. Since the health of the oceanic ...
The country is projected to enter into the status of an aged society from 2018, with a share of the elderly in its population of 14.3%, and to become a super-aged society with a share of 20% in 2025. Population aging, characterized by low fertility rates and growing life expectancy, ...
Using past transit behavior and information about population trends, the model illustrates the impact of the growth of the aging population on transit ridership. The older population will be both growing as a total number and as a share of the total population over time. Generally, a growth in...
The acquisition of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by human pathogens is well-established as one of the most serious current and developing threats to human health. It is estimated that over 30,000 deaths in Europe in 2015 were attributable to AMR infections1, and this impact is growing2. To ...
Although this report is specific to this region, rapid development and population growth are causing similar problems along shorelines in other parts of the world. We believe that this document will serve to inform decision makers across and beyond the Gulf. 展开 关键词: Coastal ecosystems ...
Key issues explored in the report include potential inundation of six selected low-lying coastal areas in San Diego due to sea level rise, potential shortfalls in water deliveries, peak energy demand increases due to higher temperatures, growing risk of devastating wildfires, migrations of species ...
Exotic species are a growing global ecological threat; however, their overall effects are insufficiently understood. While some exotic species are implicated in many species extinctions, others can provide benefits to the recipient communities. Here, we performed a meta-analysis to quantify and synthesiz...
In addition, the combination of the population of more than 130 million people in the member states created a larger common market for their products and services, which benefited the citizens with rapid productivity growth and...
In Europe, the era was characterized by a surge in local manufacturing of goods for export, made possible by a growing population of consumers. Great Britain played an outsized role in the process through technological innovations such as steam-powered machinery.1 Industrialization quickly spread to...
This study attempts (1) to clarify the concept, definition and criteria of middle class in China's context; (2) to measure the scope and the distribution of China's middle class; (3) to estimate the impacts of the growing trend of China's middle class on the economic and social ...