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Population Growth and Environmental Resources- A Short Note on their Relationships and Consequences and Impacts

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  • Chee Kong Yap

    (Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia)

  • Rosimah Nuli

    (Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia)

  • Wan Mohd Syazwan

    (Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia)

  • Hishamudin Omar

    (Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia)

  • Kennedy Aaron Aguol

    (Centre for Promotion of Knowledge and Language Learning (CPKLL), Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia)

  • Munir Mohd Nawi

    (Akuatrop, Blok C, UMT, 21300, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia)

  • Chee Seng Leow

    (Humanology Sdn Bhd, 73-3 Amber Business Plaza, Jalan Jelawat 1, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

Abstract

Resources and the environment are significantly impacted by population increase. This study aimed to analyse the literature on population growth and the environment and create a qualitative information synthesis concerning the well-known common effects of environmental pressures brought on by population expansion. The following five results can be interpreted as an increase in the human population based on the complete body of literature retrieved from the Scopus database.

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  • Chee Kong Yap & Rosimah Nuli & Wan Mohd Syazwan & Hishamudin Omar & Kennedy Aaron Aguol & Munir Mohd Nawi & Chee Seng Leow, 2024. "Population Growth and Environmental Resources- A Short Note on their Relationships and Consequences and Impacts," Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, Biomedical Research Network+, LLC, vol. 55(2), pages 46884-46896, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:abf:journl:v:55:y:2024:i:2:p:46884-46896
    DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2024.55.008685
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