Human Geography Core

Core Human - Population Change

S-cool on population geography

Population indicators

How is population data collected? http://www.bbc.co.uk/

Population links at top-population-websites .
Glossary of population terminology at: http://www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupHomepage.asp?GroupID=34153 .

Population change - the demographic transition model

The Demographic Transition Model: Demotrans and http://www.kesgrave.suffolk.sch.uk/learningzone/subjects/geography/dtm.html .
Wikipedia on demographic transition
Facts on population and disease: globalhealthfacts

Population change through evolution:

Population structure

Population pyramids and demographic transition at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/geog/population/measuring.shtml .
Wikipedia on population pyramids
Creating population pyramids in Excel: pyramids.html
Create population pyramids for any country here: http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html .
Population change simulator: play_population

Population and resources

World population growth slows down: news.bbc.co.uk .
Past, current and future population estimates here .
The concepts of optimum, under- and over-population here .
Malthus' theory of population growth here .
Boserup's ideas about population growth here
Carbon and population at Breathing Earth: http://www.breathingearth.net/
The Optimum Population Trust: http://www.optimumpopulation.org/
World Population Balance - an organisation campaigning for stable populations.
Which is the biggest problem, overpopulation or overconsumption? http://www.npg.org/forum_series/overpop&overconsume.htm , http://www.bcen.bc.ca/bcerart/Vol2-4/overpopu.htm and http://www.henrygeorge.org/popsup.htm
Or should we worried about underpopulation? http://www.metafuture.org/Articles/AgeingFutures.htm and http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/

Implications of population change

Population and development links at http://www.globaleye.org.uk/secondary_summer2002/focuson/index.html .
If the world were a village… www.miniature-earth.com/

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Case studies for population change:

1. Russia's population
2. Afghanistan's population (2nd article)
3. Brazil's population

Population structure

1. Russia
2. Afghanistan
3. Brazil Some more useful data.

International Population Pyramids for 2000, 2025, 2050.

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Managing population

11/11/08 - One Child China website for web enquiry: http://www.onechildchina.blogspot.com/

Details of Thailand's population and population policy: Family_ Planning_Fact_Sheets .
Details of India's population policy: http://www.india-seminar.com/2002/511/511%20pravin%20visaria.htm and Family_ Planning_Fact_Sheets .
Indian condom problem: news.bbc.co.uk
Animated Chinese population pyramid here: ChinaFood .
Views on China's population policy at: http://www.overpopulation.com/faq/Population_Control/one_child.html , news.bbc.co.uk , http://www.peopleandplanet.net/doc.php?id=771 ,
geography.about.com and http://www.tibettruth.com/birthcontrolprog.html
Wifeless future for China’s men? news.bbc.co.uk
Has the One Child Policy worked? news.bbc.co.uk

China’s elderly care problem: news.bbc.co.uk
China tones down one child posters: independent.co.uk
Campaigns about population policy from China, India and Kenya: worldbalance .

Analysis of population dilemmas for Europe: http://www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/councilarticles/pdr/PDR291Demeny.pdf .
Is Sweden underpopulated? http://www.pupilvision.com/lowersixth/kgp2-9/sweden.htm .
Russian ‘sex day’ to boost the population: news.bbc.co.uk

Britain's aging population: news.bbc.co.uk.
The Optimum Population Trust's view of UK population: http://www.optimumpopulation.org/opt.toomany.uk.html .
Brits go abroad: news.bbc.co.uk

Download summary Powerpoint presentations about topics such as the impact of AIDS on Sub-Saharan Africa here: http://www.populationconcern.org.uk/free_downloads.asp .

Where did we all come from? http://www.cambridgedna.com/

A guide to international migration here .
Theories of international migration here .
The impacts of migration here .
Factfile on global migration: news.bbc.co.uk .
Online lessons about migration: http://www.angliacampus.com/public/sec/geog/migrate/page01.htm and here http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/geog/population/migration.shtml .
Research about international migration: http://www.migrationdrc.org/projects/index.html .
Worldwide migration issues: here.
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees: http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home .

7/11/08 Forced Migration Sudan, Darfur province: -

http://www.forcedmigration.org/guides/fmo040/fmo040.pdf

http://www.ahpi.health.usyd.edu.au/pdfs/srlpapers2004/ausmedaug04.pdf

Migration into the UK: news.bbc.co.uk and http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration.
Record numbers leave Britain: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2154249,00.html
Polish migration to the UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1825469,00.html
Remittances from the UK: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/news/files/pressreleases/report-remittance.asp and news.bbc.co.uk

Would you qualify to migrate to Canada? http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/skilled/qual-5.html
Proposed guest worker scheme for Australia: http://www.workpermit.com/news/2005_02_24/australia/guest_workers_proposed.htm .

Ethnic cleansing in Kosovo: Kosovo-Ethnic_Cleansing1 and Kosovo-Ethnic_Cleansing2 .
Russian Jews move to Israel, then back again: http://www.boykotisrael.dk/changing_fortunes_lead_soviet_je.htm or
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7588374/ .
Turkish guest workers in Germany: news.bbc.co.uk and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/25/wturk25.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/11/25/ixworld.html .
Migrant workers in Southern Italy: http://www.guardian.co.uk/slideshow/page/0,,1975338,00.html
Does Germany need immigrants? news.bbc.co.uk .

One way of entering Europe: news.bbc.co.uk
Brits abroad: http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/0,,180242,00.html

Rural and urban settlements

Urban geography articles from the BBC: urbanisation
Our urban world: environment.guardian.co.uk

Settlement case studies

DEFRA East Midlands: http://www.defra.gov.uk/erdp/docs/emchapter/default.htm

Snowdonia - a rural area here .
Animation of ‘Our Blighted Countryside’: environment.guardian.co.uk

Urban structure - Belfast: http://www.geographyinaction.co.uk/Urban_structure/Urbanstructure_intro.html .

High density living in Hong Kong: news.bbc.co.uk
Life in Manila’s slums: news.bbc.co.uk
Urbanisation in China here
Migration & urbanisation in China: news.bbc.co.uk and http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/thinkingallowed/thinkingallowed_20070411.shtml

Up-to-date urban development programmes in the UK at http://www.englishpartnerships.co.uk/programmes.htm .
Urban redevelopment in Newcastle.
Inner city Nottingham: observer.guardian.co.uk
Nottingham's current developments: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,630-2126753.html
UK average house prices map: http://www.mouseprice.com/

What are sustainable cities? SustainableCities and here
China’s eco-city: news.bbc.co.uk

Social welfare

Human Option - Food Supply Issues

Global patterns - supply, trade and consumption

Food production systems

Managing food supply - increasing production
Causes and impacts of famine here, here , here and here .
Food security statistics: http://www.fao.org/es/ess/faostat/foodsecurity/index_en.htm
The looming food crisis: http://www.guardian.co.uk/
The Green & Gene Revolutions: http://www.guardian.co.uk/theissues/article/0,6512,669450,00.html , news.bbc.co.uk , http://www.globaleye.org.uk/secondary_autumn2001/focuson/case2.html , http://www.whybiotech.com/index.asp?id=4075 , http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/mar/17gene.htm , http://www.foodfirst.org/media/opeds/2000/4-greenrev.html , http://www.fao.org/FOCUS/E/Women/green-e.htm, http://www.agbioworld.org/biotech-info/topics/borlaug/borlaug-green.html , http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/webprojects/w01_africagr.htmmich.edu , livingheritage.orghttp://www.gvnr.com/88/4.htm
Africa's food crisis: news.bbc.co.uk.
Oxfam small farmers in Zimbabwe: zimbabwe/nutritional_gardens.htm and

Managing food supply - controlling production

Changing demand

Globalising food
Food miles calculator: http://www.organiclinker.com/food-miles.cfm

Environmental impact and sustainability

28/11/08 - Case studies at national scale of two contrasting
approaches to managing energy supply.

Icleand data on energy consumption.

Icelandic Government policy on energy consumption

Chinese data on energy consumption

Chinese problems with energy consumption

A comparative study between Icelands energy policies and China's.What methods do they use? Use data to prove your answer and discuss whether their policies are sustainable? Discuss how easy or difficult it is for either country to introduce reneable energy programmes.