IMPACT OF POPULATION GROWTH ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN RANCHI DISTRICT, JHARKHAND

Author: Savita Kumari

ABSTRACT

In Human Geography, population growth is the increase in the number of individuals in a population. Population growth denotes the change in population during a given period of time. The concept of population growth is generally used to connote the negative or positive change in the number of inhabitants of a region or country during a specific period of time. This population change may be measured both in terms of absolute numbers and in terms of percentages. The challenge of the century is to solve the problem of meeting the increasing needs and expectations of a growing population while at the same time modifying the current production and consumption patterns to achieve a more sustainable development mode and address the links between development and rapid population change. Countries should work to expand choices of people, resourcefulness, creativity, and resilience, by adopting policies that are human rights-based and gender-responsive. We must take very serious measures to protect land, water, and natural system to feed the growing population. Controlling population growth is a basic principle for population sustainable development. For a country with an excessively big population, relatively inadequate resources, and a relatively underdeveloped economy, population sustainable development requires first of all a continued control of the population size and achievement of zero population growth as soon as possible. The population growth rate in developing states like Jharkhand, particularly in Ranchi District affects sustainable development negatively. The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of population growth on sustainable development.

The present study is an empirical research conducted in Ranchi district, Jharkhand, which is based on secondary data. In this paper, an attempt has been made to throw light on the very popular issues of population growth and its impact on sustainable development.

Keywords: – Sustainable development, Population growth, Population density, Resources, Ecological Balance.

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