Are people the problem? -- Varieties of populationism today -- Dissecting those "overpopulation" numbers -- Is the world full? -- The bomb that didn't explode -- Too many mouths to feed? -- The populationist war against the poor -- Control without coercion? -- Lifeboat ethics -- Allies, not enemies -- Too many consumers? -- The myth of consumer sovereignty -- The military-corporate polluter complex -- A system of growth and waste -- Populationism or ecological revolution?
Summary
A clear, evocative, and well-documented refutation of the idea that overpopulation is at the root of many environmental problems