A Primer of Population Dynamics

Krishnan Namboodiri (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

367 Seiten

1996
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-306-45338-0 (ISBN)

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A Primer of Population Dynamics introduces to the basics of population studies. Author Krishnan Namboodiri utilizes a question-and-answer format that explores topics such as population theories and conceptual schemes, demographic data, mortality, fertility, migration, family and household, food production, and the environment and much more. Questions are accompanied by detailed explanations as well as references for additional information. An extensive index and glossary allow for easy retrieval of information. This introductory textbook is written for students studying demography, population, sociology, and public health.

1. Introduction.- 2. Population Theories and Conceptual Schemes.- 3. Demography, Demographic Data, and the Nature of Population Change.- 4. Mortality.- 5. Fertility.- 6. Migration.- 7. Population Composition.- 8. Population Distribution.- 9 Family and Household.- 10. Population, Food, and the Environment.- 11. Population Growth and Economic Development.- 12. Population Policy.- References.- Geographic Index.- Name Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.8.1996
Reihe/Serie	The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis
Zusatzinfo	XIII, 367 p.
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik
ISBN-10	0-306-45338-X / 030645338X
ISBN-13	978-0-306-45338-0 / 9780306453380
Zustand	Neuware