A mathematical model to investigate the impact of overgrowing population-induced mining on forest resources

Abhinav Tandon (), Kumari Jyotsna and Susanto Dey
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Abhinav Tandon: Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra
Kumari Jyotsna: Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra
Susanto Dey: Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2018, vol. 20, issue 4, No 4, 1499-1516

Abstract: Abstract Here, we develop a mathematical model which investigates the impact of growing population and rampant mining on forest resources, present in an urban region. In order to demonstrate the effect imposed by the overgrowing population on the environment, population pressure is incorporated in the model, which augments mining activities in the given region. The obtained model is studied qualitatively using stability theory of differential equations, while it is quantitatively analyzed through numerical simulation. The results of the model reveal that a whopping increase in unchecked mining activities, induced through excessive population growth, leads to declination of forest resources in a region. Therefore, sustainable mining is suggested through control measures imposed by the government on mining activities.

Keywords: Forest resources; Population pressure; Mining; Qualitative analysis; Stability; Quantitative analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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