PPT-Demography

Essential Questions What factors influence where people settle Is the worlds population growing too fast History of Human Settlement People lived nomadic lifestyles Agriculture caused people to settle in areas near water. Demography Subclass HC Economic history and conditions Subclass HD Industries Land use Labor Subclass HE Transportation and communications Subclass HF Commerce Subclass HG Finance Subclass HJ Public finance Subclass HM Sociology General Subclass HN Demography means an increasing number of people are living longer but with more complex conditions such as dementia and chronic illnesses By 2022 20 of the English population will be over 65 By 2027 the number of over 85 yearolds will have increased Highlights Albertas population continues to grow Albertas population is expected to expand by almost 22 million people by the end of the projection period to over 62 million in 2041 from just over 40 million in 2013 according to the medium scenario Hauser and Duncan 19592 brPage 2br What is interesting about composition It depends on who is asking a Policy eg SS eligible LFP at older ages poverty marital statusSPF etc b Local govt eg school age poverty language etc c Demographers eg age sex ra *Population Division, United Nations Secretariat 42 (TABLE 2 HERE) (FIGURE I HERE) The oldest old, persons aged 80 years or older, currently number 70 million, the majority of whom live in more develo Introduction to Demography. LONG YAV . . Master of Population Studies (Demography). Introduction and Concepts. Demography is derived from the Greek word “Demo” meaning human being or human population. . Introduction to linking demography, population growth and extinction due to climate warming. What is Population Ecology? . Goal is to understand . factors. and . processes. that govern . abundance. by Demography?. 1979 as a Turning Point in the Disintegration of the Soviet Union. Professor . Monica Duffy Toft. First . International Conference on Political Demography and Social Macro-Dynamics. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow. 36ANNALS NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCESchange (i.e., population studies) and descriptive studies of Linking Vital Events to the Longitudinal and Mortality Studies. Joanne Cartland & Karen McConnell. Demography & Methodology Branch. NISRA Conference 13 February 2013. www.nisra.gov.uk/demography www.qub.ac.uk/nils. How does demography relate to other disciplines?. How can demography and sociology complement each other?. SO 326: . POPULATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE. INTRODUCTORY . LECTURE. . Death. Birth. In-migration. worklife. program. Harvard law school. First International Conference on Political Demography and Macro-social Dynamics. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy . and Public Administration. . Margaret S. McMillan. Department of Economics, Tufts University. http://margaretsmcmillan.com/. William A. Masters. Department of Food and Nutrition Policy, Tufts University. http://sites.tufts.edu/willmasters. is the combination of two Greek words, . i.e. , “Demo” & “. Graphy. ”. . Demo. meaning . “the people” . (people of a special locality) and . graphy. refers . “to draw”. or . “to write”. .