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Authors: K. Bruce Newbold
ISBN-13: 9780742539280, ISBN-10: 0742539288
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Date Published: June 2006
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: K. Bruce Newbold

Book Synopsis

Recognizing that world population growth will be explosive well into the twenty-first century, Six Billion Plus offers a geographical and global perspective on the profound implications of this trend. This compact, balanced, and accessible text focuses on the key factors that will shape the global environment in the decades to come, including population fertility, epidemics like HIV/AIDS, legal and illegal immigration, refugee flows, scarce resources, and the potential for conflict. This fully updated edition will be an invaluable resource for all readers concerned with the intertwined issues of population, environment, and health.

Table of Contents

Introduction : the world of child six billion1
1Fertility and state policy17
2The (un?)certainty of death and disease49
3The impact of HIV and AIDS73
4Immigration : closing or opening the door?101
5Refugees, asylees, and internally displaced persons : the growing crisis141
6Population, economic growth, resources, and the environment165
7The potential for conflict193
Conclusion : five demographic forces that will shape the world215

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