Provides an overview of demographic trends within the context of needs in such areas as transport, education & energy resources. This book provides commentary on issues such as fertility & population control; mortality & life expectancy; population structure & age dependency; population density & distribution; &, population migration. ...

Psychological thriller that concerns an idyllic town whose population of 436 has remained unchanged for 100 years. Sent to find the reason for such consistency, a census-taker, Steve Kady (Jeremy Sisto) finds that something sinister may be at h&. He becomes trapped in the prison-like town full of 'golden rules' that don't allow its population to drop below or exceed exactly 436 citizens, a number in accordance with ' God's Law'. He eventually learns that no one is ever allowed to leave Rockwell Falls & that the town citizens will do whatever it takes to maintain the status quo. ...

Over the next 40 years the number of people aged 60 & over in the world is set to grow by one & a quarter billion. What are the implications of this for the world & what will old age be like for these people? This book provides an analysis of links between development, population ageing & the experiences of older people. ...

Guides the reader through the demographic transition's origins in the Enlightenment & Europe, through to the rest of the world. This title examines how its processes have underlain previous periods of sustained economic growth; helped to liberate women from the domestic domain; &, contributed greatly to the rise of modern democracy. ...

Shows how developing countries addresses the common difficulties of population growth, including mortality & fertility decline, population redistribution including internal migration & urbanization. This book covers some of the broader issues of population studies & development studies & the relationships between them. ...

Guides the reader through the demographic transition's origins in the Enlightenment & Europe, through to the rest of the world. This title examines how its processes have underlain previous periods of sustained economic growth; helped to liberate women from the domestic domain; &, contributed greatly to the rise of modern democracy. ...

How did people adjust imbalances between population & food? How did households respond to economic stress caused by the death of the father? In order to answer these questions this volume offers new evidence & develops new arguments by applying sophisticated methodologies to exploit new kinds of source material. ...