| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 245 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Human geography in the new millennium
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Human geography in the new millennium.
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| Note |
Sub-title on 2002 ed.: Population issues in the twenty-first century. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-233) and index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Population forecasting.
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Population forecasting. |
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Population geography.
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Population geography. |
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Population -- Environmental aspects.
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Population -- Environmental aspects. |
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Public health -- Forecasting.
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Public health -- Forecasting. |
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Public health. |
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Social prediction.
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Social prediction. |
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Twenty-first century -- Forecasts.
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Twenty-first century -- Forecasts. |
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Twenty-first century. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. |
| Genre/Form |
Forecasts.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Six billion plus Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2007. 9780742539280 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2005037851 |
| ISBN |
9781461642701 ebook |
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1461642701 |
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9780742539280 cloth alkaline paper |
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0742539288 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780742539297 paperback alkaline paper |
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0742539296 paperback alkaline paper |
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