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This
module explores how human populations behave, which countries have particularly
slow and fast population growth rates and the reasons why, the driving forces
of population growth and high fertility, and the prospects for slowing growth
and eventually stabilizing world population.
The module is divided into the following sections: Introduction, Demographic Basics, Patterns of Population Growth and Fertility, Determinants of Fertility, Policies for Encouraging Smaller Families, the Future of World Population, Population in Context, Glossary, Supplemental Reading, and Appendix: 1995 World Population Data Sheet.
The full version of this module is available for download in PDF format. Selected chapters are also available for browsing online via the HTML link.
Author: Judith E. Jacobsen, Environmental Policy and Management Program, University of Denver
