Global Food Crisis.

[Odin]

Originally Posted by Tenchu

In Hong Kong there is 16,500 people per square kilometer. That is 1.65 people per meter (they live in massive high rise apartments).

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/191/5...2d094ff8_o.jpg

It goes without saying, the world is over populated, and shows no sign of population slowing.

Food cost is rising and the impact falls mostly on the poor.

Clearing forests for new farming land has extended enviromental impact, and is unsustainable as a solution. Simply, we are running out of forests.

Somethings gotta give, what will it be?

Something does not add up! Where did you get your data? According to the 2006 Chinese census there were roughly 6,994,500. They estimate the current population in 2008 to be around 7,018,636.

Hong Kong has a total area of 1104km². Subtracting area that are water, that gives you a land area of 1053km².

7,018,636 people ÷ 1053km² = ~6665.371 people/km²

1km² = 1,000,000m²

Therefore there are ~0.00665371 person per sq. meter, not 1.65.

So that means there is 150m² per person.

If you are referring only to Hong Kong Island, then your math is still wrong.
As of the 2006 census there were 1,268,122 residents.
It has a land area of 80.4km².
So you have a density of ~15,772.66/km² or 0.01577 people per sq. meter.

Although that is still way too crowded.

[EveV]

Learning to adopt and being a little more green friendly.


Also, there's plenty of land on earth that's not forest and it's perfect for farming.
Being friendly with countries that have such supply wouldn't hurt them.
It's amazing all the untouched real estate land you see when you drive around here.
It could easily be given up and used for more useful things, other then new malls.

[Acidreptile]

It seens that natural genocide is the only way out.

[manganimefan227]

What's that?

[DivineBled]

Originally Posted by EveV

Learning to adopt and being a little more green friendly.


Also, there's plenty of land on earth that's not forest and it's perfect for farming.
Being friendly with countries that have such supply wouldn't hurt them.
It's amazing all the untouched real estate land you see when you drive around here.
It could easily be given up and used for more useful things, other then new malls.

EveV is right, you;d be surprised how much untouched land there is.

[Altaru]

Originally Posted by Odin

Something does not add up! Where did you get your data? According to the 2006 Chinese census there were roughly 6,994,500. They estimate the current population in 2008 to be around 7,018,636.

Hong Kong has a total area of 1104km². Subtracting area that are water, that gives you a land area of 1053km².

7,018,636 people ÷ 1053km² = ~6665.371 people/km²

1km² = 1,000,000m²

Therefore there are ~0.00665371 person per sq. meter, not 1.65.

So that means there is 150m² per person.

If you are referring only to Hong Kong Island, then your math is still wrong.
As of the 2006 census there were 1,268,122 residents.
It has a land area of 80.4km².
So you have a density of ~15,772.66/km² or 0.01577 people per sq. meter.

Although that is still way too crowded.

Umm... Odin, sorry to correct, but a Kilometer is 1,000 meters, not 1,000,000.

You added 2 zeroes there, so... Accounting for that, according to your own data... That's more than 6 people per kilometer...

[Odin]

Originally Posted by Altaru

Umm... Odin, sorry to correct, but a Kilometer is 1,000 meters, not 1,000,000.

You added 2 zeroes there, so... Accounting for that, according to your own data... That's more than 6 people per kilometer...

No you're confusing a kilometer with a square kilometer.

A kilometer is a distance that is 1,000 meters.

A square kilometer is an area that is 1 kilometer by 1 kilometer.

Thus it is the same as an area that is 1,000 meters by 1,000 meters.

1,000m × 1,000m = 1,000,000m ²

Therefore 1km²= 1,000,000m²

[Gackt21]

It is happening everywhere all in the name of Global Warming and Alturnitive Energy.

[Altaru]

Oops! Sorry Odin.

I have math idiot moments at times. I forgot that a square km. was, of course, squared.

My bad. I'll have to work on that. But still... That IS way to many people...

[ivi0nk3y]

Originally Posted by manganimefan227

What's that?

Natural Genocide? That would be something like a Natural Disaster.
I'd like to see people who state that option be effected by one first.
Lead by example.

Originally Posted by EveV

Learning to adopt.

Hm well.. China already have their rules against over child bearing. I doubt learning to adopt will help anymore in that place.