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How Population Change Will Transform Our World
Sarah Harper
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Description for How Population Change Will Transform Our World
Hardcover. In How Population Will Transform Our World , Sarah Harper looks at fertility rates and age structures of populations in different regions of the world against the backdrop of urbanization and climate change, drawing out the profound implications and challenges for societies, economies, and the environment in the decades to come. Num Pages: 256 pages, 46 black and white images. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHB; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 203 x 26. Weight in Grams: 370.
Predicting the shape of our future populations is vital for installing the infrastructure, welfare, and provisions necessary for society to survive. There are many opportunities and challenges that will come with the changes in our populations over the 21st century. In this new addition to the 21st Century Challenges series, Sarah Harper works to dispel myths such as the fear of unstoppable global growth resulting in a population explosion, or that climate change will lead to the mass movement of environmental refugees; and instead considers the future shape of our populations in light of demographic trends in fertility, mortality, and ... Read more
Predicting the shape of our future populations is vital for installing the infrastructure, welfare, and provisions necessary for society to survive. There are many opportunities and challenges that will come with the changes in our populations over the 21st century. In this new addition to the 21st Century Challenges series, Sarah Harper works to dispel myths such as the fear of unstoppable global growth resulting in a population explosion, or that climate change will lead to the mass movement of environmental refugees; and instead considers the future shape of our populations in light of demographic trends in fertility, mortality, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
369g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198784098
SKU
V9780198784098
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-15
About Sarah Harper
Sarah Harper (MA (Cantab.) Cambridge; DPhil (Oxon) Oxford) is Professor of Gerontology at Oxford University and Director of the Oxford Institute of Ageing, a multi-disciplinary research unit concerned with the implications of population ageing, and director of the Clore Programme on Population-Environment Change. Her research concerns globalization and global ageing, and the impact of population change, in particular the implications ... Read more
Reviews for How Population Change Will Transform Our World
An excellent, succinct guide.
Robert Mayhew, Literary Review
... provides a powerful reminder that debates over immigrations, social welfare, and inequality will intensify in the decades ahead.
Foreign Affairs
Global Change is a major concern of the Martin Institute, and this book is a solid contribution in that area. It presents a comprehensive and balanced treatment ... Read more
Robert Mayhew, Literary Review
... provides a powerful reminder that debates over immigrations, social welfare, and inequality will intensify in the decades ahead.
Foreign Affairs
Global Change is a major concern of the Martin Institute, and this book is a solid contribution in that area. It presents a comprehensive and balanced treatment ... Read more