Demography at the Edge : Remote Human Populations in Developed Nations.
Addressing the methodological and topical challenges facing demographers working in remote regions, this book compares and contrasts the research, methods and models, and policy applications from peripheral regions in developed nations. With the emphasis on human populations as dynamic, adaptive, ev...
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Full Text (via ProQuest) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Florence :
Ashgate Publishing,
2015.
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| Series: | International population studies.
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| Summary: | Addressing the methodological and topical challenges facing demographers working in remote regions, this book compares and contrasts the research, methods and models, and policy applications from peripheral regions in developed nations. With the emphasis on human populations as dynamic, adaptive, evolving systems, it explores how populations respond in different ways to changing environmental, cultural and economic conditions and how effectively they manage these change processes. Theoretical understandings and policy issues arising from demographic modelling are tackled including: competiti. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (371 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781472452467 1472452461 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |