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Human Population Dynamics : Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002 [©2002.]

1 online resource (242 pages)

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Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction: the framework of studying human population dynamics; 2 Demographic perspectives on human population dynamics; 3 The growing concentration of world population from 1950 to 2050; 4 Population, community and society in peasant societies; 5 From genetic variation to population dynamics: insights into the biological understanding of humans; 6 Social institutions and demographic regimes in non-industrial societies: a comparative approach; 7 The dynamics of child survival

8 Genetic structure of south Indian caste populations: a confluence of biology and culture9 Fertility, mortality and migration transitions in association with socioeconomic modernisation among highland minority…; 10 Ecology, homeostasis and survival in human population dynamics; Glossary; Index

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Erscheint auch als: (Druck-Ausgabe)

978-1-139-14752-1 ; 0-521-00468-3 ; 0-521-80865-0

978-0-521-80865-1 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

646797549

HB871

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LOC-SH: Social evolution -- Congresses ; Demography -- Congresses ; Population -- Congresses ; Sociobiology -- Congresses

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An introductory text on human population dynamics from a multi-disciplinary perspective.

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Cover -- Half-title -- Series-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: the framework of studying human population dynamics -- The structure of this volume -- The contemporary and future dynamics of human populations -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 Demographic perspectives on human population dynamics -- Introduction -- Some demographic fundamentals -- Formal demographic models of population change -- Population dynamics in the short to medium term -- Population momentum -- Population dynamics in the long term -- The theory of demographic transition -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 The growing concentration of world population from 1950 to 2050 -- Introduction -- Rapid world population growth -- Populations of states -- Most population growth in LDCs -- Increasing demographic diversity of LDCs -- Changing continental balance in population distribution -- Subtly changing boundaries of the inhabited area -- Population redistribution and regional concentration -- Massive acceleration in the urban population -- Unprecedented growth of mega-cities -- Growing environmental impacts of mega-cities -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Population, community and society in peasant societies -- Definitions -- The intrinsic properties of the individual and the emergent properties of interaction -- Genes and society in the transition between foraging and peasant farming -- Population growth -- Inheritance -- The household, production and inter-household relationships in the community -- External relations -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 From genetic variation to population dynamics: insights into the biological understanding of humans -- The extent of human biological variation -- Variation at the molecular level -- 1 The biological meaning of SNP variation.