Six billion plus : population issues in the twenty-first century

著者

• Newbold, K. Bruce

書誌事項

Six billion plus : population issues in the twenty-first century

K. Bruce Newbold

（Human geography in the new millennium）

Rowman & Littlefield, c2002

• : cloth
• : pbk

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-202) and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: cloth ISBN 9780742516168

内容説明

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.

目次

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

巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780742516175

内容説明

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!

目次

• 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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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA59355951
• ISBN:
  • 0742516164
  • 0742516172
• LCCN: 2002001947
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Lanham
• ページ数/冊数: vii, 213 p.
• 大きさ: 24 cm
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Population forecasting
  • LCSH : Population geography
  • LCSH : Population -- Environmental aspects
  • LCSH : Public health -- Forecasting
  • LCSH : Social prediction
  • LCSH : Twenty-first century -- Forecasts
• 親書誌ID:
  • BA59355689