Population Geography

  1. Population Dynamics: Components of Change
    1. The Epidemiologic Transition Model
      1. Stage 1: Age of Pestilence and Famine
        1. High and Fluctuating Mortality
          1. Infectious Disease Dominance
            1. Malnutrition Effects
              1. Low Life Expectancy
              2. Stage 2: Age of Receding Pandemics
                1. Declining Mortality
                  1. Improved Sanitation
                    1. Better Nutrition
                      1. Medical Advances
                      2. Stage 3: Age of Degenerative and Human-Created Diseases
                        1. Low Mortality Levels
                          1. Chronic Disease Emergence
                            1. Increased Life Expectancy
                            2. Stage 4: Age of Delayed Degenerative Diseases
                              1. Further Mortality Decline
                                1. Medical Technology Advances
                                  1. Preventive Healthcare
                                    1. Aging Population Effects
                                    2. Stage 5: Age of Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases
                                      1. New Infectious Diseases
                                        1. Antibiotic Resistance
                                          1. Global Disease Spread
                                            1. Environmental Health Threats
                                            2. Regional Variations and Exceptions
                                              1. Developed Country Patterns
                                                1. Developing Country Experiences
                                                  1. Sub-Saharan Africa Patterns
                                                    1. Transition Reversals
                                                  2. Natural Population Change
                                                    1. Rate of Natural Increase
                                                      1. Calculation Methods
                                                        1. Positive vs Negative Growth
                                                          1. Zero Population Growth
                                                          2. Population Growth Components
                                                            1. Birth-Death Balance
                                                              1. Demographic Momentum
                                                                1. Age Structure Effects
                                                                2. Doubling Time
                                                                  1. Calculation Formula
                                                                    1. Historical Doubling Times
                                                                      1. Future Projections
                                                                      2. Population Momentum
                                                                        1. Age Structure Effects
                                                                          1. Inevitable Growth
                                                                            1. Policy Implications

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                                                                        4. Population Composition and Structure

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                                                                        6. Population Growth Models and Theories