A Concise History of World Population

Author： Massimo Livi-Bacci  

Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year： 2012

E-ISBN: 9781118273951

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780470673201

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780470673201

Subject： C92-09 Demographic history

Language： ENG

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Description

This fifth edition of the essential history of world population is updated with the most recent and significant scholarship on the topic. Reworked sections analyze the impact of environmental and climate change, discuss declining fertility in developing nations, and track the continuing impact of HIV-AIDS. 

  • Central themes updated and revised to take account of new scholarship
  • Includes new sections on theories of migration in pre-history
  • Expands discussion of low fertility rates in developing Asian and Latin American countries
  • Fuller coverage of population and environmental change, including the effects of climate change
  • Bibliographic updates include weblinks to key scientific journals

Chapter

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

1 The Space and Strategy of Demographic Growth

2 Demographic Growth: Between Choice and Constraint

3 Land, Labor, and Population

4 Toward Order and Efficiency: The Recent Demography of Europe and the Developed World

5 The Populations of Poor Countries

6 The Future

Major Scientific Journals for Further Reading

Index

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