Population Geography: Problems, Concepts, and Prospects
Edition: 10
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 414
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Population Geography provides students with an introduction to the subject, a task that requires integrating information from many disciplines including demography, geography, sociology, anthropology, psychology, political science, economics, biology, medicine, and philosophy. Population Geography takes a close look at causes and consequences of dramatic population growth in recent decades as well as a discussion of countries experiencing slow and zero population growth.
Population Geography features updated information on:
- The U.S. Census Bureau and the statistics of Canada and other countries
- Current population data and demographic trends shown in color maps, graphs, and tables
- Global warming, including recent reports and plans from the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC)
- Genetically-modified foods and some of the anticipated benefits and problems
- U.S. immigration
- The consequences of urbanization and the resulting decline in populations of the Great Plains; and the AIDS pandemic
Population Geography covers important population issues including:
- Population growth
- Demographics
- Population distribution and composition
- Basic demographic processes, mortality, fertility, and migration
- Relationship between population, environment, and food supply
Chapter 1 Population Growth and Change
Chapter 2 Population Data
Chapter 3 Population Distribution and Composition
Chapter 4 Theories of Population Change
Chapter 5 Mortality Patterns and Trends
Chapter 6 Fertility: Patterns and Trends
Chapter 7 Fertility: Family Planning Programs
Chapter 8 Migration and Mobility
Chapter 9 Population and the Environment
Chapter 10 Population and Food Supply
Gary L. Peters (1941–2013) was born in Marysville, California on March 20, 1941. After serving as a radio operator in the U.S. Navy he attended Yuba Junior College and then transferred to Chico State University, where he majored in Geography. He then obtained his Master’s Degree and Ph.D. in Geography from Pennsylvania State University. Fol lowing the completion of his studies, Gary taught in the geography department at California State University Long Beach before finishing his career at Chico State University. Throughout his career Gary published ten books—including Population Geography: Problems, Concepts, and Prospects and American Winescapes: The Cultural Landscapes of America’s Wine Country—and numerous academic articles. (This necrology is used with permission of the Association of American Geographers.)
Kefa M. Otiso is associate professor of geography and Director of the Global Village at Bowling Green State University. He received his B.Ed. in Geography and Kiswahili from Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya, his M.A. in geography from Ohio University, Athens, and his Ph.D. in geography from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He specializes in urban, economic and migration processes at various scales. He has published two books and a variety of articles on urban, economic and migration topics
Karen D. Johnson-Webb is associate professor of geography at Bowling Green State University. She received her B.A and M.A. in Geography at Michigan State University and her Ph.D. in Geography at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research interests include migration and occupational niches. She has published one book, Recruiting Hispanic Labor: Immigrants in Non-Traditional Areas as well as other articles on a variety of geographical topics.
Robert P. Larkin is a professor emeritus of geography and environmental studies at the University of Colorado, ColoradoSprings.He receivedhisB.A.inSocialStudiesEducation from the State University of New York, Cortland College, his M.A. in geography from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and his Ph.D. in geography from the Pennsylvania State University. He has been teaching at the college and university level for more than thirty years. His interests are in population geography, gerontology, and the teaching of geography. He has published eight books and a variety of articles on geographic topics.