Cities transformed [[electronic resource] ] : demographic change and its implications in the developing world / / Panel on Urban Population Dynamics, Mark R. Montgomery .. [et al.], editors ; Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (551 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.6091724 |
Altri autori (Persone) | MontgomeryMark <1953-> |
Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Developing countries - Growth
Demographic transition - Developing countries |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-309-51148-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Pravin Visaria (1937-2001)""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Why Location Matters""; ""3 Urban Population Change: A Sketch""; ""4 Urban Population Dynamics: Models, Measures, and Forecasts""; ""5 Diversity and Inequality""; ""6 Fertility and Reproductive Health""; ""7 Mortality and Morbidity: Is City Life Good for Your Health?""; ""8 The Urban Economy Transformed""; ""9 The Challenge of Urban Governance""; ""10 Looking Ahead""; ""References""; ""Appendices""; ""A Concepts and Definitions of Metropolitan Regions""
""B Mathematical Derivations""""C Linking DHS Surveys to United Nations City Data""; ""D United Nations Estimates and Projections""; ""E Measuring Relative Poverty with DHS Data""; ""F Recommendations for the Demographic and Health Surveys""; ""Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff""; ""Index""; ""The Committee on Population"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456202903321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003 | ||
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Cities transformed [[electronic resource] ] : demographic change and its implications in the developing world / / Panel on Urban Population Dynamics, Mark R. Montgomery .. [et al.], editors ; Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (551 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.6091724 |
Altri autori (Persone) | MontgomeryMark <1953-> |
Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Developing countries - Growth
Demographic transition - Developing countries |
ISBN |
0-309-16805-8
0-309-51148-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Pravin Visaria (1937-2001)""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Why Location Matters""; ""3 Urban Population Change: A Sketch""; ""4 Urban Population Dynamics: Models, Measures, and Forecasts""; ""5 Diversity and Inequality""; ""6 Fertility and Reproductive Health""; ""7 Mortality and Morbidity: Is City Life Good for Your Health?""; ""8 The Urban Economy Transformed""; ""9 The Challenge of Urban Governance""; ""10 Looking Ahead""; ""References""; ""Appendices""; ""A Concepts and Definitions of Metropolitan Regions""
""B Mathematical Derivations""""C Linking DHS Surveys to United Nations City Data""; ""D United Nations Estimates and Projections""; ""E Measuring Relative Poverty with DHS Data""; ""F Recommendations for the Demographic and Health Surveys""; ""Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff""; ""Index""; ""The Committee on Population"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780273503321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003 | ||
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Cities transformed [[electronic resource] ] : demographic change and its implications in the developing world / / Panel on Urban Population Dynamics, Mark R. Montgomery .. [et al.], editors ; Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (551 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.6091724 |
Altri autori (Persone) | MontgomeryMark <1953-> |
Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Developing countries - Growth
Demographic transition - Developing countries |
ISBN |
0-309-16805-8
0-309-51148-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Pravin Visaria (1937-2001)""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Why Location Matters""; ""3 Urban Population Change: A Sketch""; ""4 Urban Population Dynamics: Models, Measures, and Forecasts""; ""5 Diversity and Inequality""; ""6 Fertility and Reproductive Health""; ""7 Mortality and Morbidity: Is City Life Good for Your Health?""; ""8 The Urban Economy Transformed""; ""9 The Challenge of Urban Governance""; ""10 Looking Ahead""; ""References""; ""Appendices""; ""A Concepts and Definitions of Metropolitan Regions""
""B Mathematical Derivations""""C Linking DHS Surveys to United Nations City Data""; ""D United Nations Estimates and Projections""; ""E Measuring Relative Poverty with DHS Data""; ""F Recommendations for the Demographic and Health Surveys""; ""Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff""; ""Index""; ""The Committee on Population"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826235203321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003 | ||
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Critical perspectives on schooling and fertility in the developing world [[electronic resource] /] / Caroline H. Bledsoe ... [et al.] editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
Disciplina | 371.822 |
Altri autori (Persone) | BledsoeCaroline H |
Soggetto topico |
Women - Education - Developing countries
Fertility, Human - Developing countries Women - Developing countries - Social conditions Education - Developing countries |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-08180-2
9786612081804 0-309-52305-2 0-585-05320-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Female Education and Fertility: Examining the Links""; ""3 What Is Meant, and Measured, by “Education�?""; ""4 Implications of Formal Schooling for Girls� Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries""; ""5 School Quality, Student Achievement, and Fertility in Developing Countries""; ""6 Fertility, Education, and Resources in South Africa""; ""7 Which Girls Stay in School? The Influence of Family Economy, Social Demands, and Ethnicity in South Africa""
""8 Excess Fertility, Unintended Births, and Children�s Schooling""""9 Women�s Education, Marriage, and Fertility in South Asia: Do Men Really Not Matter?""; ""10 Fertility and Education: What Do We Now Know?""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455828003321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 1999 | ||
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Critical perspectives on schooling and fertility in the developing world [[electronic resource] /] / Caroline H. Bledsoe ... [et al.] editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
Disciplina | 371.822 |
Altri autori (Persone) | BledsoeCaroline H |
Soggetto topico |
Women - Education - Developing countries
Fertility, Human - Developing countries Women - Developing countries - Social conditions Education - Developing countries |
ISBN |
0-309-17372-8
1-282-08180-2 9786612081804 0-309-52305-2 0-585-05320-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Female Education and Fertility: Examining the Links -- 3 What Is Meant, and Measured, by "Education"? -- 4 Implications of Formal Schooling for Girls-Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries -- 5 School Quality, Student Achievement, and Fertility in Developing Countries -- 6 Fertility, Education, and Resources in South Africa -- 7 Which Girls Stay in School? The Influence of Family Economy, Social Demands, and Ethnicity in South Africa -- 8 Excess Fertility, Unintended Births, and Children's Schooling 9 Women's Education, Marriage, and Fertility in South Asia: Do Men Really Not Matter? -- 10 Fertility and Education: What Do We Now Know? -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778759403321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 1999 | ||
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Critical perspectives on schooling and fertility in the developing world [[electronic resource] /] / Caroline H. Bledsoe ... [et al.] editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
Disciplina | 371.822 |
Altri autori (Persone) | BledsoeCaroline H |
Soggetto topico |
Women - Education - Developing countries
Fertility, Human - Developing countries Women - Developing countries - Social conditions Education - Developing countries |
ISBN |
0-309-17372-8
1-282-08180-2 9786612081804 0-309-52305-2 0-585-05320-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Female Education and Fertility: Examining the Links -- 3 What Is Meant, and Measured, by "Education"? -- 4 Implications of Formal Schooling for Girls-Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries -- 5 School Quality, Student Achievement, and Fertility in Developing Countries -- 6 Fertility, Education, and Resources in South Africa -- 7 Which Girls Stay in School? The Influence of Family Economy, Social Demands, and Ethnicity in South Africa -- 8 Excess Fertility, Unintended Births, and Children's Schooling 9 Women's Education, Marriage, and Fertility in South Asia: Do Men Really Not Matter? -- 10 Fertility and Education: What Do We Now Know? -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817719003321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 1999 | ||
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The dynamics of migration, health, and livelihoods [[electronic resource] ] : indepth network perspectives / / edited by Mark Collinson ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (229 p.) |
Disciplina |
304.809172/4
304.8-dc22 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CollinsonMark |
Soggetto topico | Emigration and immigration |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-003-06353-5
1-351-14702-1 1-282-38541-0 9786612385414 0-7546-9726-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Notes on Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I Introduction; 1 Migration and Demographic Surveillance: An Overview of Opportunities and Challenges; 2 Health and Demographic Surveillance Migration Methodology and Data; 3 Dynamics of Space and Time; 4 Age-Sex Profiles of Migration: Who is a Migrant?; Part II Migration and Livelihoods; 5 Migration and Agricultural Production in Kanchanaburi, Thailand; 6 Migration and Socio-Economic Change in Rural South Africa, 2000-2007
7 Parents' Migration and Children's Education in Matlab, Bangladesh Part III Migration and Health; 8 Assessing the Effect of Mother's Migration on Childhood Mortality; 9 Child Migration and Mortality in Rural Nyanza; 10 Migration and Adult Mortality in Rural Southern Mozambique; 11 Migration and Under Five Morbidity in Bavi, Vietnam; Part IV Epilogue; 12 The Relevance of the Volume; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456865603321 |
Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2009 | ||
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The dynamics of migration, health, and livelihoods [[electronic resource] ] : indepth network perspectives / / edited by Mark Collinson ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (229 p.) |
Disciplina |
304.809172/4
304.8-dc22 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CollinsonMark |
Soggetto topico | Emigration and immigration |
ISBN |
1-003-06353-5
1-351-14702-1 1-282-38541-0 9786612385414 0-7546-9726-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Notes on Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I Introduction; 1 Migration and Demographic Surveillance: An Overview of Opportunities and Challenges; 2 Health and Demographic Surveillance Migration Methodology and Data; 3 Dynamics of Space and Time; 4 Age-Sex Profiles of Migration: Who is a Migrant?; Part II Migration and Livelihoods; 5 Migration and Agricultural Production in Kanchanaburi, Thailand; 6 Migration and Socio-Economic Change in Rural South Africa, 2000-2007
7 Parents' Migration and Children's Education in Matlab, Bangladesh Part III Migration and Health; 8 Assessing the Effect of Mother's Migration on Childhood Mortality; 9 Child Migration and Mortality in Rural Nyanza; 10 Migration and Adult Mortality in Rural Southern Mozambique; 11 Migration and Under Five Morbidity in Bavi, Vietnam; Part IV Epilogue; 12 The Relevance of the Volume; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780817303321 |
Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2009 | ||
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The dynamics of migration, health, and livelihoods [[electronic resource] ] : indepth network perspectives / / edited by Mark Collinson ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (229 p.) |
Disciplina |
304.809172/4
304.8-dc22 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CollinsonMark |
Soggetto topico | Emigration and immigration |
ISBN |
1-003-06353-5
1-351-14702-1 1-282-38541-0 9786612385414 0-7546-9726-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Notes on Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I Introduction; 1 Migration and Demographic Surveillance: An Overview of Opportunities and Challenges; 2 Health and Demographic Surveillance Migration Methodology and Data; 3 Dynamics of Space and Time; 4 Age-Sex Profiles of Migration: Who is a Migrant?; Part II Migration and Livelihoods; 5 Migration and Agricultural Production in Kanchanaburi, Thailand; 6 Migration and Socio-Economic Change in Rural South Africa, 2000-2007
7 Parents' Migration and Children's Education in Matlab, Bangladesh Part III Migration and Health; 8 Assessing the Effect of Mother's Migration on Childhood Mortality; 9 Child Migration and Mortality in Rural Nyanza; 10 Migration and Adult Mortality in Rural Southern Mozambique; 11 Migration and Under Five Morbidity in Bavi, Vietnam; Part IV Epilogue; 12 The Relevance of the Volume; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826430203321 |
Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2009 | ||
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The growth of world population [[electronic resource] ] : analysis of the problems and recommendations for research and training |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : National Academy of Sciences, 1963 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (50 p.) |
Collana | National Research Council (U.S.) Publication |
Soggetto topico | Population |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-309-59363-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""The Growth of World Population""; ""Copyright""; ""Foreword""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Conclusions""; ""World Population Problems""; ""THE GROWTH OF WORLD POPULATION""; ""POPULATION GROWTH IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD""; ""THE REDUCTION OF FERTILITY AND MORTALITY IN WESTERN EUROPE SINCE 1800""; ""DECLINING FERTILITY AND MORTALITY IN OTHER INDUSTRIALIZED AREAS""; ""POPULATION TRENDS IN LESS-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES""; ""POPULATION TRENDS AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF PRE-INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES""; ""Social Factors""; ""Familial factors""; ""Personal factors""; ""Attitudinal factors""
""Communication factors""""Organizational factors""; ""Economic factors""; ""Bio-Medical Factors""; ""METHODS CURRENTLY MOST PROMISING""; ""Inhibition of ovulation""; ""Antizygotic agents""; ""Antispermatogenic agents""; ""Intra-uterine devices""; ""METHODS OF FUTURE PROMISE""; ""Inhibition of implantation""; ""Control of hypothalamic factors""; ""Immunologic procedures""; ""Detection of ovulation""; ""Summary Statement"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456887903321 |
Washington, : National Academy of Sciences, 1963 | ||
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