The coevolution of population and environment: The ecology and ideology of feedback relations in Pakistan
Dove bases his paper on Norgaard's theory of 'co-evolution' and suggests a new approach to the study of population and environment.
Pakistan
Demographic profile of economic resources and environment in South Asia
The south Asia region - Afganistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri-Lanka-possesses an extra ordinary diversity of landforms and climatic regimes. Deepening nature of poverty and its impact on the process of environmental degradation is one of the major concerns in this area. In this context the countries of region need to examine carefully the development option available to them and cooperate in designing strategies, which promote the sustainable development.
Heat stress increases long-term human migration in rural Pakistan.
Using data collected from the Pakistan Panel Survey (PPS) collected in 1986-1991 and two tracking studies, the authors constructed an individual-level panel of migrating and non-migrating household members over a 21-year period.
Population, environment and poverty in Pakistan: linkages and empirical evidence
This paper presents empirical evidence of the interlinkages between population, environment and poverty in Pakistan.
Environmental degradation and the demand for children: searching for the vicious circle in Pakistan
This economic analysis explores the idea that local depletion of resources could increase household demand for children, given the role of children in collecting firewood, fetching water, and collecting fodder.
The Project on Environment, Population, and Security
This project developed several case studies -f Mexico, Gaza, Rwanda, Pakistan, South Africa - focusing on population growth, environmental degradation and conflict. The Project on Environmental Scarcities, State Capacity, and Civil Violence (1994-97) developed similar themes for China, Indonesia and India.
Environmental stress and human security in Northern Pakistan
Located in the heart of the planet's most dramatic confluence of mountain ranges, Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) faces challenges that are unprecedented in its turbulent history. How its people address these challenges is a matter of regional and even global concern. In particular, any intensification of the existing levels of violence and conflict would be alarming '(from introduction by the author)
Pakistan: The Tarbela Dam and Indus River Basin.
This particular study deals with the Tarbela Dam Project (TDP) developed as a follow up to settlement of the river waters dispute between India and Pakistan. It formed part of a wider set of infrastructure projects to further develop the existing Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS) and facilitate transfer of stored water from the western rivers to replace water lost from the eastern rivers. The primary function of the dam was irrigation, with power as a secondary objective. (from executive summary)
Will population stabilization lead to a better environment in Pakistan?
This short paper warns against simplistic analyses of the relationship between population and environment.
Fuelwood, Timber and Deforestation in the Himalayas: The Case of Basho Valley, Baltistan Region, Pakistan
The authors timber extraction in the Basho Valley of northern Pakistan is due more to commercial harvesting and government mismanagement than human population growth.
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