State and Local Population Projections
State and Local Population Projections

Author: Stanley K. Smith

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2005-12-21

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13: 0306473720

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The initial plans for this book sprang from a late-afternoon conversation in a hotel bar. All three authors were attending the 1996 meeting of the Population As- ciation of America in New Orleans. While nursing drinks and expounding on a variety of topics, we began talking about our current research projects. It so happened that all three of us had been entertaining the notion of writing a book on state and local population projections. Recognizing the enormity of the project for a single author, we quickly decided to collaborate. Had we not decided to work together, it is unlikely that this book ever would have been written. The last comprehensive treatment of state and local population projections was Don Pittenger’s excellent work Projecting State and Local Populations (1976). Many changes affecting the production of population projections have occurred since that time. Technological changes have led to vast increases in computing power, new data sources, the development of GIS, and the creation of the Internet. The procedures for applying a number of projection methods have changed considerably, and several completely new methods have been developed.

Methodology for Population Studies and Development
Methodology for Population Studies and Development

Author: Kuttan Mahadevan

Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited

Published: 1993-05-25

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13:

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This volume examines aspects of research methodology related to assessing the interaction between development and population behaviour with all its social ramifications. The contributors approach development from a broad holistic perspective and present interdisciplinary methods for the study of population processes with emphasis on both theory and practice.

Demography
Demography

Author: Sarah Harper

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018-05-11

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 0191038687

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The generation into which each person is born, the demographic composition of that cohort, and its relation to those born at the same time in other places influences not only a person's life chances, but also the economic and political structures within which that life is lived; the person's access to social and natural resources (food, water, education, jobs, sexual partners); and even the length of that person's life. Demography, literally the study of people, addresses the size, distribution, composition, and density of populations, and considers the impact the drivers which mediate these will have on both individual lives and the changing structure of human populations. This Very Short Introduction considers the way in which the global population has evolved over time and space. Sarah Harper discusses the theorists, theories, and methods involved in studying population trends and movements, before looking at the emergence of new demographic sub-disciplines and addressing some of the future population challenges of the 21st century. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century
The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century

Author: Institute of Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2003-02-01

Total Pages: 536

ISBN-13: 0309133181

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The anthrax incidents following the 9/11 terrorist attacks put the spotlight on the nation's public health agencies, placing it under an unprecedented scrutiny that added new dimensions to the complex issues considered in this report. The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century reaffirms the vision of Healthy People 2010, and outlines a systems approach to assuring the nation's health in practice, research, and policy. This approach focuses on joining the unique resources and perspectives of diverse sectors and entities and challenges these groups to work in a concerted, strategic way to promote and protect the public's health. Focusing on diverse partnerships as the framework for public health, the book discusses: The need for a shift from an individual to a population-based approach in practice, research, policy, and community engagement. The status of the governmental public health infrastructure and what needs to be improved, including its interface with the health care delivery system. The roles nongovernment actors, such as academia, business, local communities and the media can play in creating a healthy nation. Providing an accessible analysis, this book will be important to public health policy-makers and practitioners, business and community leaders, health advocates, educators and journalists.

Methodology for Population Studies and Development
Methodology for Population Studies and Development

Author: K. Mahadevan

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788170362876

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Social and economic development are areas of primary and current concern to both the governments and peoples of the developing world. It is, therefore, essential that the diverse outcomes of developmental activities are constantly monitored and evaluated both to minimise the negative and unintended consequences of such efforts and to ensure that they are increasingly effective. To do this, it is necessary to develop appropriate research designs and methods. This pioneering volume explores various aspects of research methodology related to assessing the interaction between development and population behaviour with all its social ramifications. The contributors approach development in a broad holistic perspective and present interdisciplinary methods for the study of population processes. In addition, they stress the importance of both theory and methodology showing how they are, in essence, two sides of the same coin. The three essays in the first section discuss the various available theoretical-analytical frameworks in the field of social demography and present a scheme of causal models. The nine papers in Part II deal with interdisciplinary methods for population research drawn from anthropology, geography, mathematics, psychology, sociology community health, and systems analysis. A holistic and comprehensive model of development, which emphasises the quality of life, is presented in Part III. In the next section, various data analysis techniques, methods of household projection, and ways of estimating old age survival are presented. The final section is devoted to action research, an essential aspect of all developmental programmes. Covering a wide range of conceptual, theoretical and methodological issues relating to population and development processes in an interdisciplinary framework this book will be essential reading for students and teachers in the fields of demography, anthropology, statistics, sociology, psychology, development studies, community health and social science research methods.

Agent-Based Modelling in Population Studies
Agent-Based Modelling in Population Studies

Author: André Grow

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-08-11

Total Pages: 511

ISBN-13: 3319322834

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This book examines the use of agent-based modelling (ABM) in population studies, from concepts to applications, best practices to future developments. It features papers written by leading experts in the field that will help readers to better understand the usefulness of ABM for population projections, how ABM can be injected with empirical data to achieve a better match between model and reality, how geographic information can be fruitfully used in ABM, and how ABM results can be reported effectively and correctly. Coverage ranges from detailing the relation between ABM and existing paradigms in population studies to infusing agent-based models with empirical data. The papers show the benefits that ABM offers the field, including enhanced theory formation by better linking the micro level with the macro level, the ability to represent populations more adequately as complex systems, and the possibility to study rare events and the implications of alternative mechanisms in artificial laboratories. In addition, readers will discover guidelines and best practices with detailed examples of how to apply agent-based models in different areas of population research, including human mating behaviour, migration, and socio-structural determinants of health behaviours. Earlier versions of the papers in this book have been presented at the workshop “Recent Developments and Future Directions in Agent-Based Modelling in Population Studies,” which took place at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium, in September 2014. The book will contribute to the development of best practices in the field and will provide a solid point of reference for scholars who want to start using agent-based modelling in their own research.

Improving Health Research on Small Populations
Improving Health Research on Small Populations

Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2018-08-02

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 0309476097

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The increasing diversity of population of the United States presents many challenges to conducting health research that is representative and informative. Dispersion and accessibility issues can increase logistical costs; populations for which it is difficult to obtain adequate sample size are also likely to be expensive to study. Hence, even if it is technically feasible to study a small population, it may not be easy to obtain the funding to do so. In order to address the issues associated with improving health research of small populations, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop in January 2018. Participants considered ways of addressing the challenges of conducting epidemiological studies or intervention research with small population groups, including alternative study designs, innovative methodologies for data collection, and innovative statistical techniques for analysis.

Demographic Methods and Concepts
Demographic Methods and Concepts

Author: Donald T. Rowland

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2003-04-17

Total Pages: 561

ISBN-13: 0198752636

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Demographic Methods and Concepts makes accessible the most commonly needed techniques for working with population statistics, irrespective of the reader's mathematical background. For the first time in such a text, concepts and practical strategies needed in the interpretation of demographic indices and data are included. Spreadsheet training exercises enable students to acquire the computer skills needed for demographic work. The accompanying free CD-ROM contains innovative, fully integrated learning modules as well as applications facilitating demographic studies.

Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health
Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health

Author: Roger Detels

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 1717

ISBN-13: 019881013X

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Sixth edition of the hugely successful, internationally recognised textbook on global public health and epidemiology, with 3 volumes comprehensively covering the scope, methods, and practice of the discipline

Encyclopedia of Research Design
Encyclopedia of Research Design

Author: Neil J. Salkind

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2010-06-22

Total Pages: 1779

ISBN-13: 1412961270

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"Comprising more than 500 entries, the Encyclopedia of Research Design explains how to make decisions about research design, undertake research projects in an ethical manner, interpret and draw valid inferences from data, and evaluate experiment design strategies and results. Two additional features carry this encyclopedia far above other works in the field: bibliographic entries devoted to significant articles in the history of research design and reviews of contemporary tools, such as software and statistical procedures, used to analyze results. It covers the spectrum of research design strategies, from material presented in introductory classes to topics necessary in graduate research; it addresses cross- and multidisciplinary research needs, with many examples drawn from the social and behavioral sciences, neurosciences, and biomedical and life sciences; it provides summaries of advantages and disadvantages of often-used strategies; and it uses hundreds of sample tables, figures, and equations based on real-life cases."--Publisher's description.