Contents
Chapter 1: Population in the UK
Population
1
Annual mid-year population estimates
2
Overview of the UK population
5
Britain’s population fastest-growing in the EU
7
UK life expectancy expected to rise to late 80s by 2030
8
The UK, the world and the people
10
The impact of migration on UK population growth
11
Britain is not ready for the coming population boom
13
There’s plenty more space for humanity on this ‘tiny’ island
14
Chapter 2: Global population issues
Concise Report on the World Population Situation in 2014
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Population ageing and sustainable development
18
225 million women in developing countries have an unmet need for contraception
20
The world at 2035 – who are the extra two billion?
21
Migration
22
The Mediterranean’s deadliest migration sea routes
23
The future of cities: what is the global agenda?
24
Can the Earth feed 11 billion people? Four reasons to fear a Malthusian future
25
There’s a population crisis all right. But probably not the one you think
27
The hypocrisy at the heart of today’s food security debate
28
Population debate: why the Pope needs encouragement, not criticism
30
Inside India’s sterilisation camps
32
China ends one-child policy after 35 years
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As China ends the one-child-policy, what is its legacy?
36
Only child guilt? Five reasons it’s cool to stop at one
37
Key facts
40
Glossary
41
Assignments
42
Index
43
Acknowledgements
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