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World in the Balance
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Program Overview
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NOVA examines recent trends in population worldwide and explores the
environmental implications of countries undergoing
industrialization.
The People Paradox
The program:
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reveals that birthrates are declining in many parts of the
world, particularly in industrialized nations.
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conveys that populations are still rapidly growing in developing
countries, where demand for food and water is higher than
supply.
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examines how population growth or decline will affect different
countries.
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profiles the population challenges of India, Kenya, and Japan.
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relates how women in India do not have access to birth control
or adequate medical care and often die in childbirth.
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shows how orphans in sub-Saharan Africa struggle to survive
after their parents die from AIDS.
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describes the development of a microbicide that may give women
the ability to protect themselves from sexually transmitted
diseases such as HIV.
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explores the problems Japan will encounter in the future when
its labor force shrinks and there are no longer women at home to
care for the elderly.
China Revs Up
The program:
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describes China as a country encompassing a quarter of the
world's population.
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highlights the fact that many people in China will be changing
from an agrarian to an urban lifestyle in the next few decades.
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reports that China burns more coal than any other nation, a
source of pollutants and a greenhouse gas.
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explores what might happen when more cars are purchased in
China.
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recounts the government policy enacted in 1979 prohibiting
Chinese couples from having more than one child.
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examines how population growth, affluence, and technology may
affect global warming.
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discusses how improvements in technology can reduce carbon
emissions.
Taping Rights: Can be used up to one year after the program
is taped off the air.
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