Sustainable Communities Toolkit
| LWV/LAC Position on Population |
In 1996, after a two-year study, the thirteen Leagues in the Los Angeles County ILO [LWV/LAC] adopted the following position that includes support for sustainable communities.
POPULATION IMPACTS ON A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Support for education of League members and the public about the rate of population growth and the social, environmental, and governmental impacts associated with a large and rapidly expanding population.
Support for population stabilization or reduction, moving as quickly as possible to a population size sustainable indefinitely without significant damage to quality of life for present or future generations.
Support for the promotion and achievement of lifestyles and communities that can be sustained over the long term without damage to the environment, including but not limited to conservation and recycling efforts to minimize the costs of rising populations in terms of resource consumption, waste production, air and water quality, open space, wetlands, and other natural resources.
Support for governmental and individual policy planning and decision making that consider the carrying capacity of our region and our earth.