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social science subjects > business and management > business ethics > corporations and the environment > carrying capacity
social science subjects > geography > human geography > environment and people > carrying capacity
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > crisis management > population crises > carrying capacity
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carrying capacity  

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  • Carrying capacity is best known today as a means of expressing the finitude of Earth's resources relative to the human population. However, the concept has been used in a remarkably wide range of fields beyond demography and geography, including anthropology, ecology, population biology, range and wildlife management, engineering, medicine, and law. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Carrying Capacity]

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