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Six billion plus : world population in the twenty-first century / K. Bruce Newbold.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Human geography in the new millenniumPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2007.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (xi, 245 p.)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781461642701
  • 1461642701
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Six billion plusDDC classification:
  • 363.9 22
LOC classification:
  • HB849.53
Online resources:
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.
Summary: Recognizing that world population growth will be explosive well into the twenty-first century, Six Billion Plus offers a geographical and global perspective on the profound implications of this trend. This compact, balanced, and accessible text focuses on the key factors that will shape the global environment in the decades to come, including population fertility, epidemics like HIV/AIDS, legal and illegal immigration, refugee flows, scarce resources, and the potential for conflict. This fully updated edition will be an invaluable resource for all readers concerned with the intertwined.
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Sub-title on 2002 ed.: Population issues in the twenty-first century.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-233) and index.

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.

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Recognizing that world population growth will be explosive well into the twenty-first century, Six Billion Plus offers a geographical and global perspective on the profound implications of this trend. This compact, balanced, and accessible text focuses on the key factors that will shape the global environment in the decades to come, including population fertility, epidemics like HIV/AIDS, legal and illegal immigration, refugee flows, scarce resources, and the potential for conflict. This fully updated edition will be an invaluable resource for all readers concerned with the intertwined.

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