Six Billion Plus: World Population in the Twenty-first Century

By K. Bruce Newbold

Book Overview

Recognizing that world population growth will be explosive well into the twenty-first century, Six Billion Plus offers a geographical and global perspective on the profound implications of this trend. This compact, balanced, and accessible text focuses on the key factors that will shape the global environment in the decades to come, including population fertility, epidemics like HIV/AIDS, legal and illegal immigration, refugee flows, scarce resources, and the potential for conflict. This fully updated edition will be an invaluable resource for all readers concerned with the intertwined issues of population, environment, and health.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742539296
• ISBN13: 9780742539297
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Dense, yet necessary for everyone, not just students

I had to buy this book for a class but I found the information to be quite interesting. This book deals with issues that are affecting people today, from fertility rates to the spread of HIV/AIDS and how these issues will affect the world if the world continues to grow at the pace that it is growing. There are alot of facts which can make it had to read quickly but the information is great. I would definitely recommend it.