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This compact and accessible core text offers a comprehensive, issue-oriented introduction to population geography. Providing a set of functional tools and techniques for studying population geography, K. Bruce Newbold explores real-world issues such as fertility, mortality, and immigration. He highlights the geographical perspective_with its ability to provide powerful insights and bridge disparate issues_by emphasizing the role of space and place, location, regional differences, and diffusion. Arguing that an understanding of population is essential to prepare for the future, this cogent text will provide upper-division undergraduates with a thorough grasp of the fundamentals of the field. ... Read more

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Illustrated with a wide range of case studies drawn from all parts of the world, POPULATION GEOGRAPHY clearly depicts the cause-and-effect links between demographic change and the socio-economic transformation of societies. Providing timely information in a clear and accessible style, the text is an ideal classroom text for instructors who are introducing their students to the topic of population geography.
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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 issues of population, environment, and health. ... Read more

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Dense, yet necessary for everyone, not just students
I had to buy this book for a class but I found the information to be quite interesting. This book deals with issues that are affecting people today, from fertility rates to the spread of HIV/AIDS and how these issues will affect the world if the world continues to grow at the pace that it is growing. There are alot of facts which can make it had to read quickly but the information is great. I would definitely recommend it. ... Read more

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This useful reference presents a wealth of statistics on the ethnography of Vietnam, focusing primarily on the last few decades. It analyzes the ethnic compositio of the population, indetifying each of the 54 ethnic groups and sub-groups by name, geographical distribution, and linguistic origin. Geographic distribution statistics are provided for each ethnic group, showing the process of migration and redistribution. Other factors covered are population structure, population gowth, and the relationship between population and socioeconomic development.

The analysis is based on population censuses and annual statistics from both central and local government offices as well as data from the field. The systematic presentation of demographic information in easy-to-read tables, with accompanying explanation and discussion of national population policies, will be invaluable to policy makers, consultants, and researchers requiring detailed and comprehensive information on the multi-ethnic population of Vietnam. ... Read more

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Geography of Home has been hailed as "an appealing, insightful collection of musings on the architecture, psychology, and history of house and home in America" (Kirkus). Now available in paperback, Geography of Home reminds us that the house is home to many things. Far more than four walls and a roof, it contains our private and public lives, our families, our memories and aspirations, and reflects our attitudes toward society, culture, the environment, and our neighbors. In a literary tour of the spaces of our homes, noted design essayist Akiko Busch reflects on how we define such elusive qualities as privacy, security, and comfort. Part social history, part architectural history, part personal anecdote, this rich and delightful book uncovers the hidden meanings of the place we call home. ... Read more

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A Grand Tour
Er is een tranentrekkende countrysong, The Grand Tour, waarin een door vrouw en kind verlaten man tijdens een rondleiding door zijn nu grote, lege huis het huiselijk geluk bezingt dat zich ooit in de kamers afspeelde. Een woning herbergt nu eenmaal meer dan een optelsom aan meubels en gebruiksvoorwerpen. Vanuit een persoonlijke, maar minder sentimentele optiek, en doorspekt met sociaal-culturele en kunsthistorische details, doorkruisde de Amerikaanse designscribrente Akiko Busch haar eigen historische huis.
Ze publiceerde er een artikelen over die in het Amerikaanse architectuur- en designblad Metropolis en nu in een smaakvol getypografeerd boekje verschenen.
Het aardige is dat Busch zich nergens bezondigt aan loze trendwatcherij. Ze constateert hoe sociale gewoontes kamers lieten veranderen. Doordat zowel de bewoners als de gasten in buitenwijken met de auto komen wordt de voordeur bijvoorbeeld steeds minder gebruikt. Het halletje transformeert zo tot een soort niemandsland. Behalve dat het praktisch is om via de zijdeur binnen te komen heeft dit ook iets informeels dat bij onze hedendaagse sociale verhoudingen past.
De keuken is wel de meest bestudeerde ruimte in huis. Technologische veranderingen uit de laatste 150 jaar manifesteerden zich veelal direct in dit voedselkundig laboratorium. Tussen 1830 en 1880 deden kolenfornuizen van gegoten ijzer hun intrede, opgevolgd door gas en - in de VS vooral - electriciteit. Catherine Beecher, zuster van de schrijfster Harriet Beecher (Uncle Toms Cabin), onderzocht midden 19e eeuw keukenefficiency en constateerde dat vrijstaande werktafels werden verruild voor compacte aanrechten met laden. Er ontstonden naar functie afgescheiden delen voor voedselbereiding, koken, afwassen. Rond 1950 nam electrische apparatuur dit werk over. Nu bedienen we deze apparaten als computers en beschouwen we ons slimmer dan onze (over)grootouders. Onterecht meent Busch.
Want wie weet nog met welke huismiddeltjes je bepaalde vlekken verwijdert? Of met welk bestek en serviesgoed je een vismaaltijd moet dekken? Er ging veel kennis verloren, stelt de schrijfster in de eetkamer en negeert zo de tv-dinners. Bij de kasten citeert Busch architect Frank Lloyd Wright die kasten "ongezonde ruimteverspilling" vond en ze daarom niet aanbracht in zijn woonhuizen. De garage vindt Busch een buitensporige luxe ruimte voor een stuk mechaniek, vergeleken met woonsituaties in derde wereldlanden. Voor de slaapkamer voorspelt Busch een toekomst als tweede werkruimte en sportzaaltje. Verder verwondert ze zich erover waarom alleen hotels een telefoon in de badkamer hebben. De den, een soort kelder, slaat Busch over. Jammer, want dit specifiek Amerikaanse mannendomein (biljarten, roken, drinken, baseball op tv kijken) zegt iets over de territoriumdrift die er ook binnen de vier muren van een huis heerst.
Tussen actuele vormgevingsconcepten die een "nomadische", flexibele bewoning voorstaan zet Busch alles weer eens helder neer. Niet de dingen maar de mensen maken een huis een thuis. En sensaties: "Met mijn kat onder het bed liggen", noemt iemand haar favoriete plekje.
Busch adviseert overigens om koekjes te bakken tijdens voorbezichtingen als je je huis goed wil verkopen. In de epiloog komt nog een "huizenluisteraar" voor die aan de geluiden in de kamers hoort waar het gestegen energiegebruik door wordt veroorzaakt.

[published in ITEMS designmagazine]

A bit thin for the price and for a Princeton book
I may be a bit hard on this book because I have written on similar subjects on Japan and I was expecting more insight.It's my hobby to read everything I can on how people live and so I was looking forward to this book.But if you have read on this subject in popular magazines, I suspect you will find that you already know much of what's in this book of essays.And it's only 160 pages with not a lot of print on each, so expensive.

My suggestion if you are interested in this subject is to start with Witold Rybczynski's HOME: A SHORT HISTORY OF AN IDEA, which Busch cites.HOME is insightful, well-researched, and as well written as Busch's easy read.

Cute, but a little too precious
I found the core notion that our home designs don't fit our lives to be very interesting.But be warned that the book is a series of very personal, sometimes bordering on superficial, essays.Beyond the core notion, I didn't find much to relate to in Busch's observations about her own
(upper class, domesticated) life.She often makes blanket statements about how "we" live that more than once made me feel like she was writing for a whole other group of people I've never met.That said, if you do feel included in her blanket statements, you might love the book.

Pithy Insights About Homes That Don't Fit Lives
This little book of essays is a fine read -- brightly written, free of the usual jargon, quick with insight. It helps the reader to understand why that expensively furnished living room lies silent while the kitchen bussles with everything but cooking. I enjoyed it immensely.

Charming and provocative reflections on how we live
Bravo! Aki Busch takes us on a charming and provocative stroll both through her home and each of ours.Ever wonder why you still have a front door?Or whatever happened to the front porch?Or why your kitchen andclosets and garage are so essential?READ THIS BOOK and find out!! ... Read more

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First published in 1986, this book presents a comprehensive overview of the contemporary state of knowledge in the field of population geography. It discusses the contemporary state of the art and surveys new research developments and new thinking in the major branches of the subject. It thereby provides an introductory guide to contemporary trends and forms a reference point for future development in the subject. ... Read more

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This is a book about the population of London during the early modern period and a detailed book about the population of a European metropolitan city at that time. Much is now known about the historical demography of rural England, but very little is understood about the larger towns and cities. Roger Finlay applies new techniques in historical demography, principally family reconstitution and aggregative analysis of parish registers, to study the growth of population in London. He shows that parish registers are as reliable for the analysis of population trends in London as in rural England. The death rate was much higher in London than in the countryside, and this difference was not offset by a markedly higher birth rate, so the population would have declined but for migration. There were striking variations in both fertility and mortality between contrasting social areas of London. ... Read more

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Zopf provides a comprehensive account of the biological components of mortality, its various forms and causes, and its many differentials. The study considers mortality among a range of populations, according to differentials such as age, gender, race ethnic origin, socioeconomic and marital status, and urban or non-urban residence. It also traces changes in the impact of degenerative afflictions, infectious and parasitic diseases, and environmental factors. The many graphs and tables provide succinct and clear evidence of current mortality trends, and the extensive bibliography adds to the value of this work as a research tool. ... Read more

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This unique and well-researched study takes a systematic look at the incredible rise in the life expectancy of the population of Albania, one of the world's poorest countries. Through a careful analysis of newly available archive documents and statistics, Gjonca examines the social, economic, and political factors behind the success of improving life expectancy at birth from 51 to 71 years in a relatively short period of time and despite extreme poverty and strict isolationist governmental policies. The research, obtained primarily from the Albanian State Archives, which opened in 1994, attempts to explain why the Albanian pattern of mortality, with very high infant and child mortality and very low adult mortality, is so different from that of other East European countries with similar social and economic conditions. Using many tables, figures, and other data to illustrate the trends, the author concludes that lifestyle factors, and to a lesser extent government policies directed at health care, are the most likely determinants of Albania's successful mortality transition. ... Read more

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Making Population Geography is a lively account of the intellectual history of population geography. Arguing that, while population geography may drift in and out of fashion, it must continue to supplement its demographic approach with a renewed emphasis on cultural and political accounts of compelling population topics, such as HIV-AIDS, sex trafficking, teen pregnancy, citizenship, geodemographics and global ageing, in order for it to shed light on contemporary society. ... Read more

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Concentrates on both applied demographic and planning techniques which rely upon geographical aspects of population data. Describes methods used to assess the impact of population change on facility demand, school enrollment, changes in product market, transportation and recreation demand forecasting. Applied problems expose students to hands-on planning problems. Questions and solutions use actual data. ... Read more

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One of the best demography books I have ever used.
This book is practically timeless!The formulas it contains cover just about everything you would ever need to do from a demographic standpoint.What is most rewarding is the practical approach the authors took in presenting the material.The scenarios and examples that they employ are practically exhaustive of the realworld problems demographers encounter in their work.

Best of the demography methods books
Plane and Rogerson are obviously professionals at the top of their field and it shows in their thorough explanations of current demographic analysis.Though it can get deep into some descriptions of some statistical outcomes, it doesn't leave out a thing.The various approachs to demographic methods and the background (why it's done this way) are all covered and the writing style is appropriate to the subject.I keep referring to this book to answer questions of clients who want to know "how it was done" when I give them their stats.I can highly recommend this book to anyone who is ready for the whole story on demographic research. ... Read more

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Professors Haines and Steckel bring together leading scholars to present an expansive population history of North America from pre-Columbian times to the present. Covering the populations of Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean, including two essays on the Amerindian population, this volume takes advantage of considerable recent progress in demographic history to offer timely, knowlegeable information in a nontechnical format.A statistical appendix summarizes basic demographic measures over time for the United States, Canada, and Mexico. ... Read more

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Presents a comprehensive overview of the state of knowledge in the field of population geography. Surveys new research developments and thinking in the major branches of the subject. ... Read more

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Part of a series designed for sixth form students sitting A-level examinations as well as students in Higher Education, this volume provides a critical analysis of current processes and trends affecting world population. Each chapter includes two case studies drawn from countries thoughout the world and coverage includes distribution, demographic transition, mortality, fertility, migration and current planning policies. ... Read more