Population Change and Impacts in Asia and the Pacific Gebunden

This volume brings together a range of contributions that provide contemporary regional science perspectives on population change and its socio-economic consequences in the Asia-Pacific region. This region accounts for close to two-thirds of the world's population and is highly diverse in terms of key demographic indicators such as population size growth composition and distribution. The authors provide quantitative assessments either descriptively or by means of modelling of important demographic issues affecting this part of the world. The topics addressed include: broad demographic tren ds across the Asia-Pacific region and its sub-regions assessment of population decline urbanization and spatial distribution using cases from China Colombia Japan and Australia migration and economic impacts in Australasia Chile and Timor Leste and the impacts of declining or low fertility and population ageing in China India Thailand and across Asia. Given its scope the book will appeal to all readers seeking to understand population change and impacts across the Asia-Pacific region with a specific focus on sub-regional differences and dynamics.