Six billion plus : population issues in the twenty-first century
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Six billion plus : population issues in the twenty-first century
（Human geography in the new millennium）
Rowman & Littlefield, c2002
- : cloth
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-202) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: cloth ISBN 9780742516168
Description
Six Billion Plus explores world population growth and its implications for the twenty-first century. With a population currently exceeding six billion and expected to reach ten billion by mid-century, the world's demographic situation is more critical than ever, by almost any measure. While the developed world faces its own problems with an aging population and population decline, most of the growth will occur in the developing world. And so the strongest factors shaping the global environment in the decades to come will include population fertility, social and economic impacts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, legal and illegal immigration, and refugees. The implications are enormous; population growth exacerbates food and resource scarcities, places pressure on institutions, and promotes the potential for conflict. Drawing on a geographical perspective and using examples from around the world, this compact, illustrated, and accessible text is ideal for population courses in geography as well as in areas such as economics, sociology, and politics.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction: The World of Child Six Billion Chapter 2 Fertility and State Policy Chapter 3 The (Un?)Certainty of Death and Disease Chapter 4 The Impact of HIV and AIDS Chapter 5 Immigration: Closing or Opening the Door? Chapter 6 Refugees, Asylees, and IDPs: The Growing Crisis Chapter 7 Population, Economic Growth, Resources, and the Environment Chapter 8 The Potential for Conflict Chapter 9 Conclusion: Five Demographic Forces That Will Shape the World Chapter 10 Glossary of Key Terms and Acronyms Chapter 11 Selected Biography Chapter 12 Population Websites
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: pbk ISBN 9780742516175
Description
Recognizing that world population growth will continue well into the twenty-first century, Six Billion Plus offers a geographical and global perspective on the implications of this trend. This compact, illustrated, and accessible text focuses on many of the strongest factors that will shape the global environment in the decades to come, including population fertility, epidemics like HIV/AIDS, legal and illegal immigration, refugee flows, scarce resources, and the potential for conflict. Six Billion Plus is ideal for population courses in geography as well as in areas such as economics, sociology, and politics. Visit our website for sample chapters!
Table of Contents
- Introduction: The World of Child 6 Billion
- Fertility and State Policy
- The (Un?)Certainty of Death and Disease
- The Impact of HIV and AIDS
- Immigration: Closing or Opening the Door?
- Refugees, Asylees, and IDPs: The Growing Crisis
- Population, Economic Growth, Resources, and the Environment
- The Potential for Conflict
- Conclusion: Five Demographic Forces That Will Shape the World
- Glossary of Key Terms and Acronyms
- Selected Biography
- Population Web Sites.
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