This fifth edition of the essential history of world population is updated with the most recent and significant scholarship on the topic. Reworked sections analyze the impact of environmental and climate change, discuss declining fertility in developing nations, and track the continuing impact of HIV-AIDS.Â
Central themes updated and revised to take account of new scholarship
Includes new sections on theories of migration in pre-history
Expands discussion of low fertility rates in developing Asian and Latin American countries
Fuller coverage of population and environmental change, including the effects of climate change
Bibliographic updates include weblinks to key scientific journals