The human population surpassed the six billion mark in 1999. As resources get spread thinner, how will the impoverished Third World survive, and how long until their urgent plight devastates Western society? This program addresses these questions while providing case studies of population and family planning initiatives in Third World countries.

"Predicting the shape of our future populations is vital for installing the infrastructure, welfare, and provisions necessary for society to survive. There are many opportunities and challenges that will come with the changes in our populations over the 21st century. In this new addition to the 21st Century Challenges series, Sarah Harper works to dispel myths such as the fear of unstoppable global growth resulting in a population explosion, or that...