Fertility Change in Contemporary Japan
Fertility Change in Contemporary Japan

Author: Robert W. Hodge

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9780226346502

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The authors examine the striking decline in Japan's birthrate in light of the rapid urbanization, industrialization, and socioeconomic development experienced by the nation since World War II.

Seven Billion and Counting
Seven Billion and Counting

Author: Michael M. Andregg

Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books

Published: 2014-05-01

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 0761367152

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October 31, 2011, marked an uneasy milestone for Planet Earth. On this day, the global population surpassed seven billion. What does that mean for a world that, until the nineteenth century, was home to less than one billion people? Experts say it means the planet is in trouble. Some wonder if Earth will even be able to sustain human life at its current rate of growth. Will there be enough food for everyone? Will conflicts over land increase? How will the environment be affected? Can humanity survive the predicted disasters? More than a simple case of running out of space, the population crisis is interwoven with a host of other issues?from climate change and resource management to war, disease, and poverty. Discover how all these factors converge to place an entire planet in crisis mode?and explore what sort of responses that crisis may require.

The Great Population Spike and After
The Great Population Spike and After

Author: Walt Whitman Rostow

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0195116917

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This text presents the views of economist Walt W. Rostow, on what problems and prospects the world is likely to face in the year 2050. Central to his theory is his argument that the population of the world, after a growth from the year 1176 up to 2050, will achieve zero growth by 2100.

How Population Change Will Transform Our World
How Population Change Will Transform Our World

Author: Sarah Harper

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0198784090

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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.

Global Population
Global Population

Author: Alison Bashford

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2014-02-11

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 023114766X

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Concern about the size of the world’s population did not begin with the Baby Boomers. Overpopulation as a conceptual problem originated after World War I and was understood as an issue with far-reaching ecological, agricultural, economic, and geopolitical consequences. This study traces the idea of a world population problem as it developed from the 1920s through the 1950s, long before the late-1960s notion of a postwar “population bomb.” Drawing on international conference transcripts, the volume reconstructs the twentieth-century discourse on population as an international issue concerned with migration, colonial expansion, sovereignty, and globalization. It connects the genealogy of population discourse to the rise of economically and demographically defined global regions, the characterization of “civilizations” with different standards of living, global attitudes toward “development,” and first- and third-world designations.

World Population and Human Capital in the Twenty-first Century
World Population and Human Capital in the Twenty-first Century

Author: Wolfgang Lutz

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 737

ISBN-13: 0198813422

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Condensed into a detailed analysis and a selection of continent-wide datasets, this revised edition of World Population & Human Capital in the Twenty-First Century addresses the role of educational attainment in global population trends and models. Presenting the full chapter text of the original edition alongside a concise selection of data, it summarizes past trends in fertility, mortality, migration, and education, and examines relevant theories to identify key determining factors. Deriving from a global survey of hundreds of experts and five expert meetings on as many continents, World Population & Human Capital in the Twenty-First Century: An Overview emphasizes alternative trends in human capital, new ways of studying ageing and the quantification of alternative population, and education pathways in the context of global sustainable development. It is an ideal companion to the county specific online Wittgenstein Centre Data Explorer.