College of Science

Physical, Biological, Mathematical and Computational Sciences

Geography Seminar

Growing Population and Its Impact on Environment and Natural Resources

Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 2:00pm
Speaker:
Ramesh P. Singh, Professor, Center for Earth Observing and Space Research & Earth Systems and Geoinformation Sciences COS/GMU
Location:
Student Union II, Room 3

Abstract

The Dynamic Earth is slowly moving with increasing trend of population, the movement of the Earth with the population making the Earth’s Environment more dynamic. Population dynamics - rural versus urban, and its impact on the Earth’s Environment and Natural Resources will be presented. Climate change and its relation with the growing population will be discussed in the declining of the hydrological resources especially of the Indo-Gangetic plains in the northern part of India.

The Geography Seminar Series is organized by the Geographical Honors Society Gamma Theta Upsilon Eta Omicron Chapter.

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