Population and Urbanization: Changing Perspectives

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Populations have doubled in many countries over the last 20-30 years. Now, with new affluence and education of womne, bith rates have dropped, but have they dropeed enough? With large number of women entering their child-bearing years, we encounter\' population momentum\': the population of the world, and particularly in areas like India, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin Amercia, will continue to grow at alarming rates. To impose our values and our technology on peoples of various cultures, without examining those peoples\' beliefs would be a serious mistake. The proportion of people in developing countries who live in cities has almost doubled since 1960 (from less than 22 per cent to more than 40 per cent), while in more developed regions the urban share has grown from 61 per cent to 76 per cent. Urbanization is projected to continue well into the next century. By 2030, it is expected that nearly 5 billion (61 per cent) of the world\'s 8.1 billion people will life in cities. The book is immensely helpful to professionals, researchers and university students going through courses in Population and Urbanization. Table of Contents: Population Challenge Global Population Scenario Census and Trends of Population Literacy: Its Scope and Dimensions Environment: Impact of Population and Poverty Population Genetics Population Dynamics in the World Growth of World Population and its Challenges Population Education Family in the Face of Urbanisation Global Urbanization Population in Developed and Developing Countries

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Dr. Bharat Singh, obtained his all higher qualifications B.A. (Hons) and M.A in Economics from Ranchi University (St. Xavier College) and M.Phil and Ph.D from Delhi University is a Senior Researcher and Editor for several years with Rural Planning Management Institution. He also worked as Lecture of Economics on Adhoc basis.