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

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Title:

Author:

Newbold, K. Bruce, 1964-

ISBN:

9780742539280

9780742539297

Personal Author:

Newbold, K. Bruce, 1964-

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2006], c2007.

Physical Description:

xi, 245 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Series:

Human geography in the new millennium

Series Title:

Human geography in the new millennium

General Note:

Sub-title on 2002 ed.: Population issues in the twenty-first century.

Contents:

Introduction : the world of child six 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.

Abstract:

"This text offers an introduction to world population growth and its implications for the future. Drawing on a geographical perspective and using examples from around the world, this fully updated edition will be an invaluable resource for all readers concerned with the intertwined issues of population, environment, and health."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Population forecasting.

Population geography.

Population -- Environmental aspects.

Public health -- Forecasting.

Social prediction.

Twenty-first century -- Forecasts.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip065/2005037851.html

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This balanced text offers a concise and readable introduction to world population growth and its implications for the future. With a population currently exceeding six billion and expected to reach ten billion by mid-century, the globe faces a demographic situation that is now more critical than ever before. While the developed world grapples with the problems of an aging and declining population, the developing world will contend with the opposite dilemma of explosive growth. And so the strongest factors shaping the global environment in the decades to come will include population fertility, the social and economic impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, legal and illegal immigration, and refugees. The implications are enormous as 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 fully updated edition will be an invaluable resource for all readers concerned with the intertwined issues of population, environment, and health.