Is the Planet Full?

1:Introduction, Ian Goldin
2:Optimum Population, Welfare Economics, and Inequality, Anthony B. Atkinson
3:Overpopulation or Underpopulation?, Toby Ord
4:Demographic and Environmental Transitions, Sarah Harper
5:Towards a Contemporary Understanding of the Limits to Growth, Ian Johnson
6:How can 9-10 Billion People be Fed Sustainably and Equitably by 2050?, H. Charles J. Godfray
7:Water Scarcity on a Blue Planet, Mark New
8:The Metabolism of a Human-Dominated Planet, Yadvinder Malhi
9:Safe, Effective, and Affordable Health Care for a Bulging Population, Robyn Norton
10:Sourcing Mineral Resources: Problems and Solutions, Anthony Hartwell
11:Governance Matters Most, Ian Goldin

Professor Ian Goldin is Director of the Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford, and Professor of Globalisation and Development. From 2001 to 2006, he was Vice President of the World Bank and the Bank's Director of Development Policy. Following the end of apartheid, Ian was economic adviser to President Mandela and Chief Executive of the Development Bank of Southern Africa Previously, Ian was Principle Economist at the EBRD and Hear of Programmes at the OECD Development Centre. Ian has received wide recognition including having been knighted by the French Government for his services to development, and nominated Global Leader of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum. His books include Is the Planet Full? (OUP, 2014), Divided Nations (OUP, 2013), and Globalisation for Development (OUP, 2012).