Europes Population / Edition 1

by Ray Hall, Paul White

Overview

First Published in 1995. In the final decade of the twentieth century, two common themes of public debate and of academic discussion in the social sciences have concerned futures research, and the European scene in the context both of developments in the European Union and of post-Cold War changes in other parts of the continent. At the 1992 Annual Conference of the Institute of British Geographers, the Population Geography Study Group organized a session on the future of population change in Europe, bringing together these two major themes in the context of demographic change. The aim of Europe’s population: towards the next century is to contribute to informed discussion of the demographic futures of Europe as a whole. The whole range of population geography is covered, including considerations of fertility and mortality, household and family structures, labour-force issues, population redistribution and international migration. The authors were each asked to look to the year 2000 and, where possible, beyond. The approach adopted eschews highly technical projections, instead highlighting issues and alternative scenarios within general contexts of societal and economic evolution. The authors have been drawn from several European countries, and the intended coverage is Europe-wide, although in certain chapters the paucity of current data from some countries (especially in eastern Europe) narrows the discussion to the countries of the European Union.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781857281798
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/29/1995
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	222
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ray Hall Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London , Paul White University of Sheffield

Table of Contents

Preface, Contributors, 1 Population change on the eve of the twenty-first century, 2 Changes in the fertility rate and age structure of the population of Europe, 3 Households, families and fertility, 4 The labour market aspects of population change in the 1990s, 5 Spatial inequalities of mortality in the European Union, 6 The effects of the HIV epidemic on the population of Europe, 7 Internal migration, counterurbanization and changing population distribution, 8 The future of skill exchanges within the European Union, 9 East-west movement: old barriers, new barriers?, 10 Future migration into southern Europe, References, Index

Editorial Reviews

Ten papers examine the recent demographic trends in the population of Europe, the observed and predicted impact of the European Union and post-Cold War changes, and projections into the 21st century. Covers population change, fertility rate and age structure, households and families, the labor market, inequalities of mortality, HIV, internal migration and counter- urbanization, skill exchanges, east-west relations, and migration into southern Europe. Distributed in the US by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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