Population geography : tools and issues
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Bibliographic Information
Population geography : tools and issues
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2010
- : pbk
Available at 2 libraries
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- World population
- Population data
- Population distribution and composition
- Fertility
- Mortality
- Internal migration
- International migration flows : immigrants and transnational migrants
- Refugees and internally displaced persons
- Urbanization
- Population policies
- Population growth : linking to economic development, resource scarcity, and food security
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A second edition of this book is now available. This compact and accessible core text offers a comprehensive, issue-oriented introduction to population geography. Providing a set of functional tools and techniques for studying population geography, K. Bruce Newbold also explores real-world issues such as HIV/AIDS, international migration, fertility, mortality, resource scarcity, and conflict. Every chapter includes both methods and focus sections to provide a more in-depth discussion of the ideas and concepts presented in the text. Newbold highlights the geographical perspective-with its ability to provide powerful insights and bridge disparate issues-by emphasizing the role of space and place, location, regional differences, and diffusion. Arguing that an understanding of population is essential to prepare for the future, this cogent text will provide upper-division undergraduates with a thorough grasp of the fundamentals of the field.
Table of Contents
Population Geography: An Introduction Chapter 1: World Population Chapter 2: Population Data Chapter 3: Population Distribution and Composition Chapter 4: Fertility Chapter 5: Mortality Chapter 6: Internal Migration Chapter 7: International Migration Flows: Immigrants and Transnational Migrants Chapter 8: Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons Chapter 9: Urbanization Chapter 10: Population Policies Chapter 11: Population Growth: Linking to Economic Development, Resource Scarcity, and Food Security Conclusion: Doing Population Geography Glossary List of Websites
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