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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453724603321

Autore

Lowe Ian

Titolo

Bigger or better? [[electronic resource] ] : Australia's population debate / / Ian Lowe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

St. Lucia, Queensland, : University of Queensland Press, 2012

ISBN

0-7022-4806-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 p.)

Disciplina

304.60994

Soggetti

Demography - Australia

Electronic books.

Australia Population

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; About the Author; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 - A brief history of Australia's population numbers; 2 - What a larger population will do to our resources and environment; 3 - How the numbers affect our society and the economy; 4 - The benefits of stabilising the population; 5 - Who's who in the population debate, and what are their agendas; 6 - The politics of population growth; Summary and Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Further Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A comprehensive and detailed analysis of the controversial debate about Australia's population numbers, this book clarifies the subject and addresses the many misconceptions. It provides a historic account of Australia's population growth and a study of official data while examining the components of that growth in detail, including birth rates and immigration as well as the more recent trend of an aging population. In addition, this thorough account also discusses the motives of the interested parties, both those who promote population growth