"Governments can't afford to do it at a time when populations are aging and there are fewer people paying the bills.
Since many dinner table fish like cod, sea bass and haddock make sounds connected to propagation, simply recording sea life offers potential for fisheries management at a time when populations are in decline.
In contrast to the anthropological approach, it can be argued that dentistry evolved into a science over the past century at a time when populations were overwhelmed by dental caries, periodontal disease and broken down dentitions.
This change would place particularly devastating financial pressures on the elderly, at a time when the population is aging.
Cyclone Bhola in 1970 killed over half a million people, at a time when the population was much smaller than today.
In particular, government finances are in a parlous state, at a time when the population is ageing and shrinking.
Fraser's own father was a shipyard worker at a time when the population of Balmain was mostly engaged in manual labour.
This engaging picaresque tale about the adventures of Tom, a high-spirited bastard, rollicking through England, was an instant hit, selling some 10,000 copies at a time when the population of London was only around 700,000.
Spending on public services other than health will be at its lowest level as a fraction of national income since at least 1948-49, atimetime when the population continues to grow and age.
At a time when the population of the developing world has increased by almost 60%, the number of those in extreme poverty (subsisting on less than $1.25 per day) has dropped from around 50% to around 20%.
