World Population: A Reference Handbook

by Nigel Gilbert and Geoffrey Gilbert

Exhaustively updated, this second edition provides a current assessment of world population and the range of economic, social, and environmental issues it raises.

What do we now know about the future capacity of the Earth to support humankind? How do experts approach the wide range of economic, demographic, and environmental issues affected by population rates?

The publication of the first edition of World Population: A...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851099271
• ISBN13: 9781851099276
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

An invaluable reference key to understanding and discussing some of the major issues associated with

The second updated edition of WORLD POPULATION adds to the 'Contemporary World Issues' and also stands well alone, packing in details on world population statistics, issues, and debates about changing populations, aging populations, and offering biographical sketches of scholars and researchers on the topic. Both high school and college-level collections strong in world social issues will find this an invaluable reference key to understanding and discussing some of the major issues associated with population trends and changes.