1. Ester Boserup and Boserupian Theory
By Spencer Gifford

2. Who is Esther Boserup? Born in 1910 in Copenhagen Denmark Died in 1999
Studied Economics and Agricultural
Development at the University of Copenhagen
Made important contributions to early
feminism, and worked at the United Nations

3. Why is she relevant in Human Geography?
Related to Population (Chapter 2, pages 66-68)
She made important adjustments to Malthusian Theory
She adapted the theory to adapt more to societal changes and advancements
Her model is more advanced than Malthus’s
She wrote the book
“The Conditions of Agricultural Growth: The Economics of Agrarian Change under Population Pressure.”

4. The Boserupian Model

5. How does it apply? She looked at things with more nuance than Malthus
She took a more sociological approach
Considers societal & sociological advances

6. Her Model compared to Malthus’s

7. What about LDC’s? Boserup’s theory applies to them too!
In LDC’s, basic technologies such as Land Fallowing, and fire use allow for the necessary amounts of food to be produced to keep the population fed

8. Works Cited
Wikipedia contributors, . N.p.. Web. 18 Sep < N.p.. Web. 19 Sep < N.p.. Web. 20 Sep < ultural/esterboserup.htm>.