Interview: ‘Population decline should be managed, not solved,’ urban planning expert advises S. Korea
https://www.chosun.com/english/long-reads-en/2024/06/16/W2HTQZFCMBCH7F7I4VFOIH4AMM/
Interview: ‘Population decline should be managed, not solved,’ urban planning expert advises S. Korea
https://www.chosun.com/english/long-reads-en/2024/06/16/W2HTQZFCMBCH7F7I4VFOIH4AMM/
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ss: the South Korean government continues efforts to raise the birthrate to counter low birthrates and an aging population.
current administrations have introduced various financial support measures and attempted to change economic and social structures that discourage childbirth.
Urban planning expert Alan Mallach argues in his book “Smaller Cities in a Shrinking World” that trying to increase the birthrate is misguided. He states, “Countries with declining populations will continue to do so, and population decline is something to be managed, not solved.” He criticizes the long-held belief that growth, whether in population or economy, is a cure-all solution.
How can you manage a city which has no people?
Its like a post apocalyptic movie except they didn’t get killed they just were never born.
Country will be wiped out/invaded just like a war except over a longer time horizon if population continues to half every generation.
Mark my words if this continues then at some point poorer nations of the world with excess children will demand they live there instead of leaving it empty and might resort to violence if prevented.
Governments of every nation should make population at replacement rate as their highest priority.