A Concise History of World Population: an Introduction to Population Processes
- List Price: $78.95
- Binding: Hardcover
- Edition: 0002
- Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
- Publish date: 01/01/2002
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This history of human population examines the changing patterns of its growth, and the effects upon it of migrations, wars, disease, technology and culture. Since its publication in 1992 it has become the most widely read account of the subject, valued for its contemporary recasting of theory, for its informative and accessible style, and for its reasoned treatment of issues crucial to the future of every species.
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Taking account of recent trends and research, this revised edition provides a new account of the causes and consequences of European migration and colonization, and of the interactive influence of nature, place and space on settlement and population dynamics. The author has revised his discussion of the relationship between development, affluence and population change. This history gives an extensive analysis of the carrying capacity of the planet in relation to a possible doubling of population during the next fifty years. It also examines the effects of changes in relative affluence and population growth on food production, resources and the natural environment.
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