This is good general introduction to the principal theories and ideas of Malthus and Boserup and it should help you with the homework which is due on the 12th of October all about their theories and ideas.
We came at the ideas of man and his relationship with resources from a historical perspective using the excellent Easter Island case study by Helen Edmundson and it really seemed to capture the imagination of year 9 students, especially the creepy bits! The fundamental principal is how a mighty civilization can fall due to over use of resources. Some of you started to grasp the parallels with modern society today. As someone said "there are enough resources in the world for mans need but not for mans greed"
