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Peer reviewedvan der Tak, Jean, Ed.; And Others – Population Bulletin, 1979
This Bulletin updates the story of world population presented in 1971, "Man's Population Predicament." Estimated at half a billion in 1650, world population reached 2 billion in 1930, 4 billion in 1975, and is projected to be about 6 billion in 2000. Most of today's rapid growth is occurring among people living in less developed…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bulletins, Demography, Depleted Resources
Download full textBrown, Lester R.; And Others – 1987
This book was developed to highlight the risks that confront societies, and to indicate the most promising avenues for preemptive policies and actions. The document contains chapters on: (1) the emergence of change; (2) analyzing demographic factors; (3) assessing the future of urbanization; (4) reassessing nuclear power (including an analysis of…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Conservation (Environment), Demography, Depleted Resources
Piotrow, Phyllis T. – 1980
This booklet focuses on demographic change during the 1980s and 1990s, with special emphasis on the social and political pressures of accelerated demographic growth. It is intended for use in classrooms, community discussion groups, and seminars. Two world population trends are designated as most likely to dominate the demographic picture in the…
Descriptors: Demography, Depleted Resources, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Peters, Gary L.; Larkin, Robert P. – 1979
This book introduces secondary students to population geography. Material from other disciplines is included because the study of population is multidisciplinary. It is presented in eleven chapters. The introduction considers definitions of concepts and aspects of population geography, explaining the emphasis on spatial patterns of population…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Books, Data, Death
Brown, Lester R. – 1979
Population growth and resource depletion are discussed. The need is stressed for policy makers to understand how population projections relate to the carrying capacity of the earth's basic biological systems. Because the earth's resources are limited, it is essential that policy makers in developed and developing nations be able to analyze the…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Demography, Depleted Resources, Developed Nations
Jacobson, Willard J. – 1979
To aid junior high and high school educators and curriculum planners as they develop population education programs, the book provides an overview of the population education knowledge base. In addition, it suggests learning activities, discussion questions, and background information which can be integrated into courses dealing with population,…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Concept Teaching, Contraception, Curriculum Development
