R.R. - Demography 1

This book is about a major expansion in contemporary society whereby human services have become the chief means of increasing productivity insociety. The acquisition of broader skills, particularly ……続きを見る

This book presents an intimate portrayal of African migration through Mexico, based on a four-year longitudinal ethnography (2021-2025) conducted in Tijuana, Tapachula, and Mexico City. Through the ……続きを見る

« Aujourd’hui le doute croît, quant à l’opportunité de donner suite à l’aventure humaine. » La raréfaction des enfants – au point que, dans les pays développés, le taux de natalité se situe désormai……続きを見る

Sustainable development is now considered one of the major narratives shaping society's future. At the same time, it is proving to be an area of conflict where expectations, morals, politics, and id……続きを見る

Kinderlose – Die neuen Sündenböcke der Nation Sie werden als "Sozialschmarotzer" beschimpft und für den drohenden Untergang Deutschlands verantwortlich gemacht. Politiker und Experten wollen ihnen d……続きを見る

Contemporary societies are aging – but what does that mean? Is this something bad? And can societies age as a whole? By bringing together psychological, gerontological, and sociological findings, th……続きを見る

We are rapidly approaching the point of no return on climate change. Climate and the Courage of Leadership addresses this critical moment with clarity and urgency. It explores why current political ……続きを見る

This open access book presents a ground-breaking approach to developing micro-foundations for demography and migration studies. It offers a unique and novel methodology for creating empirically grou……続きを見る

**A SUNDAY TIMES MUST-READ** 'Riveting and vitally important' - Steven Pinker 'A gripping narrative of a world on the cusp of profound change' - Anjana Ahuja, New Statesman Empty Planet offers a rad……続きを見る

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this “gripping narrative of a world on the cusp of profound change” (New Statesman), an award-winning journalist and leading international social researcher argue that the g……続きを見る

Ageing is a timebomb. We celebrate our greater longevity, yet few of us consider its consequences. This book is an important warning that unless Europeans defuse its explosive force, within two deca……続きを見る

This book examines the connection between food and identity in the Nigerian diaspora community in Belgium. Encounters between people from different cultures do not lead to a simple adaptation of the……続きを見る

Dans ce petit atlas, on a voulu représenter les inégalités de développement par rapport aux grandes masses de population du monde, selon le procédé cartographique de l'anamorphose. Ces cartes, propo……続きを見る

Neurotic Beauty is a remarkable reevaluation of Japan’s role in the modern world. It includes a new assessment of the events leading up to the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima, and of the potentia……続きを見る

Le basculement planétaire dans les crises de l’Anthropocène renouvelle l’interrogation sur l’État-nation comme cadre politique adéquat pour adresser l’urgence climatique, les désordres géopolitiques……続きを見る

Deutschland altert – aber was heißt das? Ist das schlimm? Und kann eine Gesellschaft überhaupt als Ganzes altern? In einer Zusammenführung von psychologischen, gerontologischen und soziologischen Er……続きを見る

About 35 years later than in the other less developed countries, high mortality and fertility levels have started to decline in the 48 countries of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The late completion of t……続きを見る

Environ 35 ans après les autres pays moins développés, les niveaux élevés de mortalité et de fécondité des 48 pays d'Afrique subsaharienne (ASS) ont commencé à baisser. Le démarrage tardif de la tra……続きを見る

The Chicken Neck of West Bengal, formally known as the Siliguri Corridor, is one of India's most geopolitically sensitive and strategically significant territories. Stretching only about 20 to 22 ki……続きを見る

Uncovers how people aged 60 and older struggle, survive, and thrive in twenty-first-century urban America. To understand elders' experiences of aging in place, sociologist Stacy Torres spent five ye……続きを見る

Whether there is housing shortage or housing glut is something that people everywhere are always concerned about. Housing shortage usually means serious home price inflation, while housing glut usua……続きを見る

The quarter-century since 1990 has witnessed an unprecedented economic performance by Australia. It stands as an extraordinary world achievement. A prospering economy in an era in which the rest of ……続きを見る

Based on original historical tables, Northern Ontario in Historical Statistics, 1871–2021 offers an overview of major long-term population, social composition, employment, and urban concentration tr……続きを見る

Bienvenidos a la caída de la población mundial. Durante medio siglo, muchos estadistas, políticos, analistas y estudiosos han alertado sobre una explosión demográfica que pondrá en jaque los recurso……続きを見る

Two sociologists reveal how small towns in Middle America are exporting their most precious resourceーyoung peopleーand share what can be done to save these dwindling communities In 2001, with fundi……続きを見る

Originally published in 1995, after decades of steady growth, this book was written at a time when the world’s food supply was no longer keeping up with population increases. This book examines the ……続きを見る

Human population growth is a serious biospheric problem yet is largely overlooked. Because of the neglect of demography, environmental policiesーwhile well-intentionedーare unlikely to succeed. This……続きを見る

Some of the world's greatest tragedies are happening today in the many refugee camps all over the world. About 30 million refugees are in refugee camps in various parts of the world. At least a hund……続きを見る

« Ah! Décidément, vous êtes bien chanceux, les Montréalais, d’être en travaux comme ça, tout le temps. C’est qu’il y a du budget à Montréal pour les infrastructures routières, comparativement aux ré……続きを見る

At the dawn of the twenty-first century, America finds itself on the brink of a new racial consciousness. The old, unquestioned confidence with which individuals can be classified (as embodied, for ……続きを見る