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Podcasts from the Michaelmas Term Seminar Series 2011 at the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
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| # | Episode Title | Description | People | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Creative Commons | Exploring the demographic transition in the 21st Century | Many countries around the world are experiencing a demographic transition that is occurring due to increased longevity combined with low fertility rates. | Sarah Harper | 29 Mar 2012 |
| 7 | Are there limits to growth? | Ian Johnson was Former World Bank's Vice President for Sustainable Development (ESSD) and has over thirty years experience in economic development. | Ian Johnson | 08 Dec 2011 | |
| 6 | Creative Commons | Population, inequality and global justice | "Optimum population" is a subject long discussed in welfare economics. The talk will first discuss the framework for analysis of policy. | Tony Atkinson | 18 Nov 2011 |
| 5 | Creative Commons | Safe, effective and affordable healthcare for a bulging population | Talk by Professor Robyn Norton, Co-Director, George Centre for Healthcare Innovation. The successes of the past century in reducing childhood mortality and eradicating many infectious diseases. | Robyn Norton | 11 Nov 2011 |
| 4 | Creative Commons | Scarce resources - problems and solutions | Professor Guy Houlsby, Co-director, Programme on Globalising Tidal Power Generation (Member of Oxford Martin School). | Guy Houlsby, Tony Hartwell | 09 Nov 2011 |
| 3 | Creative Commons | How can 9-10 billion people be fed sustainably and equitably by 2050? | Talk by Professor Charles Godfray, Director, Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food. | Charles Godfray | 09 Nov 2011 |
| 2 | Creative Commons | Water Scarcity: a shortage of water or a shortage of ideas? | 'Water Crises', 'Water Wars', 'Peak Water' and many more phrases have been used in recent years to suggest that a growing population and increased per capita water use are leading inexorably to critical levels of water scarcity. | Professor | 21 Oct 2011 |
| 1 | Creative Commons | Overpopulation or underpopulation? | It is common to hear about the problems of overpopulation, but do we really have too many people? Do we have an acceptable number? Or might we even have too few? | Dr Toby Ord | 14 Oct 2011 |