Biologist JOEL E. COHEN. He heads the laboratory of populations at Rockefeller University in New York City. His new book is "How Many People Can the Earth Support?" (W.W. Norton). COHEN's book is "neither an alarmist tract nor a cornucopian lullaby." COHEN considers the central population issues: Has rapid population growth, brought us close to destruction? And what is the carrying capacity of the earth? The New York Times Book Review writes, "it would be hard to conceive of a better book for those interested in a scholarly and nonideological review and analysis of population issues."
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