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Chapter 13 Population
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UN Population Information
Network (POPIN):
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Very
sadly, due to discontinued funding, much less information is now available
at this site.
http://www.undp.org/popin |
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US
Census Bureau, International Programs Center main page:
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Now
undoubtedly the prime site for world/national population data. See links
to: "World population information" and "International Data Base".
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/ |
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Population Reference
Bureau home page:
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Offers an interesting selection of population material: explore "What's
New" and the "News, Numbers and Analysis" sections. Useful links to: AmeriStat
(one-stop source for masses of US population data) and PopNet (an excellent
source of global population information, accessed via a clickable map of
world regions).
http://www.igc.org/prb/ |
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The
Union of Concerned Scientists site map page:
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From the site map, visit the "population" sub-section of "Global Resources"
for some thoughful analysis of world population growth and its relationship
with global resources.
http://www.ucsusa.org/find/index.html |
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World Population Slide
Show:
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A small and interesting part of a
much larger (and interesting!) site developed by the geography department
of a US college. Text, maps and pictures of various aspects of world population.
Go from this to the Geography Home Page for lots more geography, including
student-designed web pages (to be found in "College of the Siskiyous Geography
Home Page").
http://www.snowcrest.net/geography/slides/pop/index.html |
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UN High Commissioner
for Refugees home page:
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A truly excellent site, informative without reducing human problems to mere
statistics. Main topics covered: news, statistics, environment, resettlement,
images, maps, issues; the "for Teachers" section even includes lesson plans!
http://www.unhcr.ch/ |
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The
US Committee for Refugees, worldwide refugee information main page:
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Another excellent site, providing statistics
on refugees and IDPs, annual assessments, news, resources and country-by-country
reports.
http://www.refugees..org/world/worldmain.htm
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China Population Information and Research Center home page: |
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A
useful resource, the China POPIN site offers recent population data for
China (1998, 1999), together with historical population data (1949 onwards),
family planning data, population density, age composition and socioeconomic
data (regional economic indicators, incomes, development) and information
on China's administrative areas.
http://www.cpirc.org.cn/index.htm |
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