Applied Demography is clearly evolving as its practioners become involved in the emerging trends of the Twenty-First Century. Data bases, substantive issues and methodological approaches seldom considered just a few years ago have become mainstream concerns in the area of applied demography. This book derived from the 1st post-2000 national conference on Applied Demography, to be held in San Antonio, Texas January 7-9, 2007 under the sponsorship of the Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research at The University of Texas at San Antonio, provides a unique opportunity to obtain an overview of the current state of applied demography. The work will provide a cross-sectional view of Applied Demography and an evaluation of its likely future. It is the only current work with examples of applied demography in the 21st century Provides one of the only works which examines both the substance and methods of applied demography Contains works by many of the most prominent scholars in the area of applied demography as well as practitioners who describe applied demography in use INDICE: From the contents Section I: Data Use and Measurement Issues.- Section II: Population Estimates and Projections.- Section III: Applied Demography and Health.- Section IV: The Breadth of Applied Demography.- Section V: Educating the Applied Demographer.- Conclusions.
- ISBN: 978-1-4020-8328-0
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 350
- Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés