LEADER 03306nam 2200673 450 001 9910790898803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-299-80631-7 010 $a1-4616-4270-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000001142468 035 $a(EBL)1354863 035 $a(OCoLC)869090633 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000985059 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12396245 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000985059 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11015994 035 $a(PQKB)11360366 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1354863 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1354863 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11142854 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL511882 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001142468 100 $a20160129h20072007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSix billion plus $eworld population in the twenty-first century /$fK. Bruce Newbold 205 $aSecond edition. 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,$d2007. 210 4$dİ2007 215 $a1 online resource (262 p.) 225 0 $aHuman Geography in the Twenty-First Century: Issues and Applications 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7425-3929-6 311 $a0-7425-3928-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The World of Child Six Billion; 1 Fertility and State Policy; 2 The (Un?)Certainty of Death and Disease; 3 The Impact of HIV and AIDS; 4 Immigration : Closing or Opening the Door?; 5 Refugees, Asylees, and Internally Displaced Persons: The Growing Crisis; 6 Population, Economic Growth, Resources, and the Environment; 7 The Potential for Conflict; Conclusion: Five Demographic Forces That Will Shape the World; Glossary of Key Terms and Acronyms; Selected Bibliography 327 $aPopulation WebsitesIndex; About the Author 330 $aThis balanced text offers a concise and readable introduction to world population growth and its implications for the future. With a population currently exceeding six billion and expected to reach ten billion by mid-century, the globe faces a demographic situation that is now more critical than ever before. While the developed world grapples with the problems of an aging and declining population, the developing world will contend with the opposite dilemma of explosive growth. And so the strongest factors shaping the global environment in the decades to come will include population fertility, 410 0$aHuman Geography in the Twenty-First Century: Issues and Applications 606 $aPopulation forecasting 606 $aPopulation geography 606 $aPopulation$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aPublic health$xForecasting 615 0$aPopulation forecasting. 615 0$aPopulation geography. 615 0$aPopulation$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aPublic health$xForecasting. 676 $a363.9 700 $aNewbold$b K. Bruce$f1964-$01092837 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790898803321 996 $aSix billion plus$93790540 997 $aUNINA