The Relationship Between Population Growth And Environmental Quality in Zimbabwe: time series analysis (1985-2020)
There is a growing belief that so much man-made pollution has deteriorated the quality of the environment. Therefore, it is on the strength of this assertion that this research examines the relationship between population growth and environmental quality in Zimbabwe using the Ordinary Least Squares...
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| author | Manzote Emiriya Everjoy Muchimwe Forgiveness Mutanga |
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| description | There is a growing belief that so much man-made pollution has deteriorated the quality of the environment. Therefore, it is on the strength of this assertion that this research examines the relationship between population growth and environmental quality in Zimbabwe using the Ordinary Least Squares model (OLS). Using carbon dioxide emission (CO2) as proxy for environmental quality and time series data extracted from the 2020 version of the World Development Indicators for the period 1985 to 2020, the study reveals a negative and significant effect of population growth on environmental quality. The researcher recommends effective family planning programmes, investing towards the education of girl child, developing growth points in rural areas in order to control overall population growth. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-52062022-11-01T14:05:54Z The Relationship Between Population Growth And Environmental Quality in Zimbabwe: time series analysis (1985-2020) Manzote Emiriya Everjoy Muchimwe Forgiveness Mutanga Midlands State University Midlands State University Midlands State University Population growth Environmental quality Carbon dioxide emissions Time series Zimbabwe There is a growing belief that so much man-made pollution has deteriorated the quality of the environment. Therefore, it is on the strength of this assertion that this research examines the relationship between population growth and environmental quality in Zimbabwe using the Ordinary Least Squares model (OLS). Using carbon dioxide emission (CO2) as proxy for environmental quality and time series data extracted from the 2020 version of the World Development Indicators for the period 1985 to 2020, the study reveals a negative and significant effect of population growth on environmental quality. The researcher recommends effective family planning programmes, investing towards the education of girl child, developing growth points in rural areas in order to control overall population growth. 2022-11-01T14:05:53Z 2022-11-01T14:05:53Z 2022-06 preprint https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw///handle/11408/5206 en open |
| spellingShingle | Population growth Environmental quality Carbon dioxide emissions Time series Zimbabwe Manzote Emiriya Everjoy Muchimwe Forgiveness Mutanga The Relationship Between Population Growth And Environmental Quality in Zimbabwe: time series analysis (1985-2020) |
| title | The Relationship Between Population Growth And Environmental Quality in Zimbabwe: time series analysis (1985-2020) |
| title_full | The Relationship Between Population Growth And Environmental Quality in Zimbabwe: time series analysis (1985-2020) |
| title_fullStr | The Relationship Between Population Growth And Environmental Quality in Zimbabwe: time series analysis (1985-2020) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship Between Population Growth And Environmental Quality in Zimbabwe: time series analysis (1985-2020) |
| title_short | The Relationship Between Population Growth And Environmental Quality in Zimbabwe: time series analysis (1985-2020) |
| title_sort | relationship between population growth and environmental quality in zimbabwe: time series analysis (1985-2020) |
| topic | Population growth Environmental quality Carbon dioxide emissions Time series Zimbabwe |
| url | https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw///handle/11408/5206 |
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