Population Geography

Tools and Issues

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

This full-color text offers a comprehensive introduction to population geography, grounding students in the tools and techniques that are used to describe and understand population concepts. Arguing that an understanding of population is essential to prepare for the future, Newbold provides undergraduates with a thorough grasp of the field.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-02-22
Mått:250 x 23 x 178 mm
Vikt:925 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:376
Upplaga:4
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781538140772

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Geografi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

K. Bruce Newbold is professor of geography at McMaster University. His books include Six Billion Plus: World Population in the Twenty-first Century.

Recensioner i media

Population geography is one of the most important subjects out there—key to understanding how communities change, cities grow, labor forces evolve, and social and spatial inequalities persist. Newbold’s book covers all the essentials, from foundational theory and concepts to data, methods, and policy. The book is organized with an intuitive and engaging structure and is sure to prove equally popular with students and established experts in the field.

Innehållsförteckning

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 Cities Chapter 10 Population Policies Chapter 11 Population Growth: Linking to Economic Development, Resource Scarcity, and Food Security Conclusion: Doing Population Geography