The Geographical Analysis of Population
With Applications to Planning and Business
Published on 16. February 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
418 pages
978-0-471-51014-7 (ISBN)
Description
Concentrates on both applied demographic and planning techniques which rely upon geographical aspects of population data. Describes methods used to assess the impact of population change on facility demand, school enrollment, changes in product market, transportation and recreation demand forecasting. Applied problems expose students to hands--on planning problems. Questions and solutions use actual data.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 190 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
792 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-51014-7 (9780471510147)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Population Distribution and Composition. Describing Demographic Change. Migration: Analyzing the Geographic Patterns. Population Estimation. Population Projections. Modeling and Forecasting Migration. The Role of Population in Infrastructure Planning. Household Demography. Demographics. Demographic and Geographic Information Systems for Population Analysis. Conclusions. Appendices. References. Solutions to Selected Exercises. Indexes.