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Fifty years ago, only half as many people lived on the planet. Current studies predict a similar increase resulting in a population of nearly 10 billion (bn.) in the next 30 years.
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Baumeister, J., Giurgiu, I.C. (2023). Brief. In: SeaOasis. SpringerBriefs in Architectural Design and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1373-0_1
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