Population Geography
by K. Bruce Newbold · Rowman & Littlefield
Introductory textbook by a McMaster University geographer pairing the standard measures of fertility, mortality and migration with case studies on refugee movements, aging, HIV/AIDS and resource pressure, so readers can read population data and argue about the policy consequences.
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