Sarah Harper is Professor of Gerontology at Oxford University, Director of the Oxford Institute of Ageing, and Director of the Clore Programme on Population-Environment Change. She is a Governor of the Pensions Policy Institute and author of Migration, Ageing and the Environment for the UK government Foresight Programme on Global Migration. She is also the Director of the Royal Institute, London. Sarah is the author and editor of several books including Ageing Societies: Myths, Challenges and Opportunities (Hodder Arnold, 2006); the International Handbook of Ageing and Public Policy (Edward Elgar, 2014); and How Population Change will Transform our World (OUP, 2016). She is the founding co-editor of the Journal of Population Ageing (Springer).

incisive overview

• Preface 1: Demography is destiny...or not 2: From 55,000 to 7 billion 3: The founding fathers 4: A statistical science 5: Demographic drivers 6: The demographic transition 7: Demographer's tool box 8: Population pyramids and projections 9: Sub-disciplines arise 10: Population policies and future challenges Glossary References Further Reading Index

Sarah Harper is Professor of Gerontology at Oxford University, Director of the Oxford Institute of Ageing, and Director of the Clore Programme on Population-Environment Change. She is a Governor of the Pensions Policy Institute and author of Migration, Ageing and the Environment for the UK government Foresight Programme on Global Migration. She is also the Director of the Royal Institute, London. Sarah is the author and editor of several books including Ageing Societies: Myths, Challenges and Opportunities (Hodder Arnold, 2006); the International Handbook of Ageing and Public Policy (Edward Elgar, 2014); and How Population Change will Transform our World (OUP, 2016). She is the founding co-editor of the Journal of Population Ageing (Springer).

incisive overview

• Preface 1: Demography is destiny...or not 2: From 55,000 to 7 billion 3: The founding fathers 4: A statistical science 5: Demographic drivers 6: The demographic transition 7: Demographer's tool box 8: Population pyramids and projections 9: Sub-disciplines arise 10: Population policies and future challenges Glossary References Further Reading Index

Sarah Harper is Professor of Gerontology at Oxford University, Director of the Oxford Institute of Ageing, and Director of the Clore Programme on Population-Environment Change. She is a Governor of the Pensions Policy Institute and author of Migration, Ageing and the Environment for the UK government Foresight Programme on Global Migration. She is also the Director of the Royal Institute, London. Sarah is the author and editor of several books including Ageing Societies: Myths, Challenges and Opportunities (Hodder Arnold, 2006); the International Handbook of Ageing and Public Policy (Edward Elgar, 2014); and How Population Change will Transform our World (OUP, 2016). She is the founding co-editor of the Journal of Population Ageing (Springer).

incisive overview

• Preface 1: Demography is destiny...or not 2: From 55,000 to 7 billion 3: The founding fathers 4: A statistical science 5: Demographic drivers 6: The demographic transition 7: Demographer's tool box 8: Population pyramids and projections 9: Sub-disciplines arise 10: Population policies and future challenges Glossary References Further Reading Index