AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) published an atlas outlining population-environment linkages. The atlas contains maps and graphics that quantify and illustrate many of the issues and text that lay out the broader links between population dynamics and the environment, placing them within historical perspective. This is followed by a series of analyses of individual topics—both ecosystems and human activities such as migration or trade—that bring together what is know about the ways in which people impact the Earth’s environment. Lastly, the atlas contains six case studies that look at population-environment relationships in selected areas.