Six billion plus : world population in the twenty-first century

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

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 e...

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Main Author: Newbold, K. Bruce, 1964-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2007.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Human geography in the new millennium.
Subjects:
Population forecasting.
Population geography.
Population > Environmental aspects.
Public health > Forecasting.
Social prediction.
Twenty-first century > Forecasts.
population geography.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Twenty-first century.
Forecasts.
Online Access:Click for online access
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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.
Item Description:Sub-title on 2002 ed.: Population issues in the twenty-first century.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 245 p.).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-233) and index.
ISBN:9781461642701
1461642701
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

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