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Theoretical population geography

Title
Theoretical population geography / Robert Woods.
Author
Woods, Robert.
Publication
London ; New York : Longman, 1982.

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Description
xiv, 220 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
Subject
  • Population geography
  • population geography
  • Population geography
  • Bevölkerungsgeografie
  • Demographie
  • Bevolkingsgeografie
  • Demography
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. [185]-215.
Contents
1. Theories of population growth -- Systems and theories -- Factors controlling population growth -- The form of population growth -- The process of population growth -- Population growth cycles -- Malthus and Marx on population growth -- 2. Stationary and stable populations -- Age and sex structures -- Demographic reconstruction -- 3. Over time and through space -- Demographic crises -- The decline of fertility -- 4. Migration theories -- Individuals -- Groups -- Individuals and groups: towards a synthesis of migration theories -- 5. Transitions and revolutions -- Thompson-Notestein theory -- Demographic response theory -- Economic, social and demographic transitions.
ISBN
  • 0582300290
  • 9780582300293
LCCN
81002842
OCLC
  • ocm07329329
  • 7329329
  • SCSB-41299
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library