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a '''malthusian crisis''' is a situation in which the population in a given area has exceeded its food supply and therefore mass [[starvation]] results. This lowers the population and the cycle continues until the population and its food supply are once again in balance.
This concept was proposed by the Reverend [[Thomas Malthus]] in 1798 in his "''Essay on the Principle of Population''". Malthus was an English [[economist]].
In modern times the preservation and bulk transport of food, as well as improved agricultural methods such as fertilizers, provides improved yields and a much larger area of supply for any given population , making the existance of a crisis a matter of economics and aid.
==References==
* [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v418/n6898/full/nature01013.html nature - Malthus foiled again.]
This concept was proposed by the Reverend [[Thomas Malthus]] in 1798 in his "''Essay on the Principle of Population''". Malthus was an English [[economist]].
In modern times the preservation and bulk transport of food, as well as improved agricultural methods such as fertilizers, provides improved yields and a much larger area of supply for any given population , making the existance of a crisis a matter of economics and aid.
==References==
* [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v418/n6898/full/nature01013.html nature - Malthus foiled again.]