Resources and population : natural, institutional, and demographic dimsensions of development / edited by Bernardo Colombo, Paul Demeny, Max F. Perutz.

By: Study Week on "Resources and Population" (1991 : Pontificia Academia Scientiarum)Contributor(s): Colombo, Bernardo | Demeny, Paul George, 1932- | Perutz, Max F Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Oxford : Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1996. Description: xxiv, 338 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 0198289189; 9780198289180Subject(s): Population -- Economic aspects -- Congresses | Natural resources -- Congresses | Economic development -- CongressesDDC classification: 304.6 LOC classification: HB849.41 | .S78 1996Online resources: WorldCat details

Contents:

TOC History and prospects : introduction / Bernardo Colombo -- A historical perspective on population and resources / E.A. Wrigley -- World population growth : trends and prospects, 1960-2020 / Paul Demeny -- Population and physical resources : introduction / Andre Blanc-Lapierre -- Energy resources and population / Umberto Colombo -- Materials and mineral resources / Ugo Farinelli -- Approaching the ultimate constraint : water shortage in the Third World / Malin Falkenmark -- Population and biological resources : introduction / Leslie Fowden -- Population and agricultural resources in the developing countries / Amir Muhammed -- Nutritional constraints on human resources / J.C. Waterlow -- The impact of technological changes on resources for growing populations / Nathan Rosenberg -- The evolution of economic organization in contemporary societies / Romano Prodi -- Growth and productive structure : a medium-term perspective / Alberto Quadrio Curzio and Marco Fortis -- Population change : the status and roles of women / Christine Oppong -- Population change, social security, and the family in sub-Saharan Africa / Paul Trappe -- Human health and potential : introduction / Giovanni Battista Marini-Bettòlo -- Strategies to maximize health and functioning and increase life expectancy / Kenneth G. Manton and Eric Stallard -- The state of children's health in the developing world / Lars Å. Hanson -- Malnutrition and human development / S. Grantham-McGregor -- Space and settlement : introduction / Massimo Livi-Bacci -- The impact of population change on environment : an overview / John I. Clarke -- Internal migration and urbanization / Nathan Keyfitz -- International population movements : imbalances and integration / Antonio Golini.

Summary: Summary: The contributions to this volume examine the relationship between physical and human resources and population within this context of poverty and underdevelopment, historically unprecedented population growth, and environmental issues. Attention is focussed on those resources most critical for human well-being, including soil, water, and energy, on the one hand, and education, social organization, and economic

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU MPRHGD Corner	Non-fiction	304.6 RES 1996 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-1	Not For Loan		22500

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"Based on the Study Week on "Resources and Population," 17-22 November 1991, Pontificia Academia Scientiarum."

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

TOC History and prospects : introduction / Bernardo Colombo --
A historical perspective on population and resources / E.A. Wrigley --
World population growth : trends and prospects, 1960-2020 / Paul Demeny --
Population and physical resources : introduction / Andre Blanc-Lapierre --
Energy resources and population / Umberto Colombo --
Materials and mineral resources / Ugo Farinelli --
Approaching the ultimate constraint : water shortage in the Third World / Malin Falkenmark --
Population and biological resources : introduction / Leslie Fowden --
Population and agricultural resources in the developing countries / Amir Muhammed --
Nutritional constraints on human resources / J.C. Waterlow --
The impact of technological changes on resources for growing populations / Nathan Rosenberg --
The evolution of economic organization in contemporary societies / Romano Prodi --
Growth and productive structure : a medium-term perspective / Alberto Quadrio Curzio and Marco Fortis --
Population change : the status and roles of women / Christine Oppong --
Population change, social security, and the family in sub-Saharan Africa / Paul Trappe --
Human health and potential : introduction / Giovanni Battista Marini-Bettòlo --
Strategies to maximize health and functioning and increase life expectancy / Kenneth G. Manton and Eric Stallard --
The state of children's health in the developing world / Lars Å. Hanson --
Malnutrition and human development / S. Grantham-McGregor --
Space and settlement : introduction / Massimo Livi-Bacci --
The impact of population change on environment : an overview / John I. Clarke --
Internal migration and urbanization / Nathan Keyfitz --
International population movements : imbalances and integration / Antonio Golini.

Summary:
The contributions to this volume examine the relationship between physical and human resources and population within this context of poverty and underdevelopment, historically unprecedented population growth, and environmental issues. Attention is focussed on those resources most critical for human well-being, including soil, water, and energy, on the one hand, and education, social organization, and economic

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