Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 258
Trim: 6¼ x 9¼
978-0-7425-3928-0 • Hardback • May 2006 • $116.00 • (£89.00)
978-0-7425-3929-7 • Paperback • May 2006 • $41.00 • (£32.00)
978-1-4616-4270-1 • eBook • May 2006 • $39.00 • (£30.00)
K. Bruce Newbold is professor in the School of Geography and Earth Sciences and director of the McMaster Institute of Environment and Health at McMaster University.
Chapter 1 Introduction: The World of Child Six Billion
Chapter 2 Fertility and State Policy
Chapter 3 The (Un?)Certainty of Death and Disease
Chapter 4 The Impact of HIV and AIDS
Chapter 5 Immigration: Closing or Opening the Door?
Chapter 6 Refugees, Asylees, and IDPS: The Growing Crisis
Chapter 7 Population, Economic Growth, Resources, and the Environment
Chapter 8 The Potential for Conflict
Chapter 9 Conclusion: Five Demographic Forces That Will Shape the World
Praise for the first edition: An impressive synthesis of a large amount of material, put together in a way that will challenge and interest undergraduates. Overall, the book achieves its aims clearly and succinctly and is a sound introduction to contemporary population issues....
— Progress In Human Geography
Praise for the first edition: An insightful and accessible book that provides an overview of global population issues from a geographical perspective. Its impact on the field could be substantial.....
— Ecsp Report
Praise for the first edition: Bruce Newbold provides a highly insightful perspective on the critical population issues emerging in this new century. Six Billion Plus is a rigorous and provocative analysis that will inspire students to read further. Newbold's geographic lens gives focus to the complexity of the factors underlying demographic trends as well as the far-reaching implications of population growth for us all, as global and community citizens....
— Ellen Percy Kraly, Colgate University
Praise for the first edition: Bruce Newbold provides a highly insightful perspective on the critical population issues emerging in this new century. Six Billion Plus is a rigorous and provocative analysis that will inspire students to read further. Newbold's geographic lens gives focus to the complexity of the factors underlying demographic trends as well as the far-reaching implications of population growth for us all, as global and community citizens.
— Ellen Percy Kraly, Colgate University
Praise for the first edition: An impressive synthesis of a large amount of material, put together in a way that will challenge and interest undergraduates. Overall, the book achieves its aims clearly and succinctly and is a sound introduction to contemporary population issues.
— Progress In Human Geography
Praise for the first edition:An insightful and accessible book that provides an overview of global population issues from a geographical perspective. Its impact on the field could be substantial.
— Ecsp Report
-An ideal text for population courses in geography and demography
-A compact supplement for courses in economics, sociology, politics, public health, migration, development, and environmental studies
-Fully updated to include new data and expanded discussion on key issues such as women's reproductive health, the distribution of HIV/AIDS drugs, and the impact of war and terrorism on population movements
-Includes maps, tables, figures, glossary, and weblinks