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出版Stationery Office, 2011
主題Business & Economics / Business Communication / GeneralLaw / Administrative Law & Regulatory PracticeLaw / ConstitutionalScience / Environmental Science
ISBN01018001269780101800129
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=9hmZiuBfIVAC&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋In "Demographic Change And The Environment" the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution analyses demographic trends in the UK and their potential environmental impacts. Apart from total numbers of people, it is also important to consider other demographic trends such as changes in the age structure, growth in the number of households, and where people live and work. These demographic trends have environmental impacts through the demand for water, The generation of waste, air quality, greenhouse gas emissions and changes in biodiversity. Government has not given adequate attention To The implications of demographic change For The environment. Unless the issues are addressed urgently there is substantial risk of costly problems emerging in the next 40 years. More important than total population size are factors such as household size, The age structure of the population and where people live. Public policy can have very limited direct effects on these demographic factors, with the exception of where people live. Patterns of consumption have a greater impact on the environment than demographic factors. There is far greater scope to influence consumption patterns and their impact. A step change is needed in efforts to increase resource use efficiency. The demand for new housing and related development as a result of demographic change will increasingly come up against environmental constraints in some parts of the country. The constraints can be managed but at a significant economic and environmental cost. The government should compare these costs with the cost of enhanced incentives to encourage development in areas facing fewer constraints.