Population Geography: A Systematic Exposition

ISBN-13: 9780367441548 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 350 str.

Mohammad Izhar Hassan

Opis

This book studies the origins and development of population geography as a discipline. It explores the key concepts, tools, and statistical and demographic techniques that are widely employed in the analysis of population. 

 

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Sources of Population Data  3. Population Distribution  4. Urban–Rural Distribution  5. Population Growth  6. Age–Sex Composition  7. Literacy and Education  8. Marital Status  9. Economic Composition  10. Fertility  11. Mortality and Life Table  12. Migration  13. Population Theories  14. Population–Development–Environment Interrelations  15. Population Policy

O autorze

Mohammad Izhar Hassan is Senior Professor of Geography at Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India. He also served as Professor at Ravenshaw University, Odisha, India (2014–17), and has been a recipient of the UGC Research Award on a project entitled Demographic Situation in Odisha and its Development Implication. His research mainly focuses on population studies in geography. Twelve Ph.D. scholars and seventeen M.Phil. students have obtained their degrees under his guidance. He has authored four books and three dozen research papers, published in journals of national and international repute. He is a life member of several professional bodies/societies including Indian Association for the Study of Population, Indian Regional Science Association, National Association of Geographers India, Institute of Indian Geographers, Geographical Society of India and Eastern Geographical Society.