Distilled Demographics: Urbanization
By asoares
Video Series: When we think of urbanization, we tend to think of sprawling cities with skyscrapers. However, the definition of “urban” varies greatly from country to country.
Region: Global
Presentation Slides: Malawi Population Data Sheet 2012 (PDF)
(May 2012) In just over 40 years Malawi’s population has increased from 4 million people in 1966 to 13.1 million in 2008 to near 15 million today.
Data Sheet: Malawi Population Data Sheet 2012 (PDF)
(May 2012) In just over 40 years Malawi’s population has increased from 4 million people in 1966 to 13.1 million in 2008 to near 15 million today.
Malawi Population Data Sheet 2012
(May 2012) In just over 40 years Malawi’s population has increased from 4 million people in 1966 to 13.1 million in 2008 to near 15 million today.
Third Annual Malthus Lecture
Increasing population and wealth, along with changing patterns of diet and consumption, are placing unprecedented demands on the world’s agriculture and natural resources.
Third Annual Malthus Lecture: “How Can We Feed a Growing World and Still Sustain the Planet?”
(May 2012) The Malthus Lectureship, a partnership between the Population Reference Bureau and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), promotes the study of the connections among nutrition, food, agriculture, and population, and invites an outstanding scholar or policymaker to give a presentation each year.
Reproductive Health and Economic Development: What Connections Should We Focus On?
(2012) Reproductive health—defined in this PopPov Research Network brief as the use of effective contraception, use of health care during pregnancy and childbirth, and health care for infants—is a critical component of human capital.
Research Brief: Reproductive Health and Economic Development–What Connections Should We Focus On?
(2012) Reproductive health—defined in this PopPov Research Network brief as the use of effective contraception, use of health care during pregnancy and childbirth, and health care for infants—is a critical component of human capital.
Malawi: Investing in Our Future Now
Download presentation with narration (English MP4: 57MB | Chichewa MP4: 466MB)
Presentation guide (PDF: 6.4MB)
Key messages handout (English PDF: 1.
The BRIC Countries
(2012) For some time now, Brazil, Russia, India, and China have been grouped together under the acronym BRIC.