The ability to project population trends is of vital importance foranyone involved in planning -- in the public as well as the privatesector. This book provides the tools for making such projections anddiscusses four principal approaches: mathematical extrapolation,comparative methods, cohort survival and migration models. Primarilywritten for courses in planning, this book is also useful for anyonehaving to make decisions affected by population trends, whether theyinvolve planning for future growth or alerting local decisionmakers toexternal uncertainties that could have a serious impact on the futureof the community.
ISBN: | 9780774805018 |
Publisher: | UBC Press |
Imprint: | UBCPress |
Published date: | 01 Jan 1995 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 125 |
Weight: | 208g |
Height: | 233mm |
Width: | 154mm |
Spine width: | 10mm |