Population Density

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Population Density

Shauna Crowson

OMM612: Managing in Social Change

Instructor: Dr. Daniel Nation

June 10, 2013

Introduction

Every community and city has its own special civility. As American population grows, cities and towns culture of civility will continue to change. This paper will discuss the possible changes in American experience of growing populations, the experience of individuals who live in a dense environment with others, special rules that emerge from population crowding, and how wealthy people deal with problems of urban crowding and congestion.

Changes in American Experience of Growing Populations

U.S. Census estimates that we have 422 to 458 million citizens in the United States. As time passes, this number will continue to grow as new generations start to evolve. “The prospect of an additional 100 million Americans by 2050 worries some environmentalists. A few have joined traditionally conservative xenophobes and anti-immigration activists in calling for a national policy to slow population growth by severely limiting immigration” (Kotkin, 2010). With the increasing population numbers, the density of populations will continue to change and eventually there will be too many for areas. Yes, we have lots of open land in America but much of it is used for agricultural use to help feed the citizens of America. So, with that said, we only have so much land we can use for living because we need land to feed us all.

Experience of Individuals in Dense Environments with Others

When people live in areas such as large cities, space is very limited. Usually they live in houses on small lots, apartment complexes or condos. Their space is very small and they sometimes feel cramped, have a lack of privacy and deal with more noise than individuals who live out on large tracks of land. “Most people in densely populated areas only have their homes to defend. This lack of space between people and areas may actually make people more defensive of...