World's Population

Fred M. Shelley is professor of geography in the department of geography and environmental sustainability at the University of Oklahoma.

• PrefaceIntroductionPart I: EntriesAge-Specific Death RateAgriculture and PopulationAmerican Eugenics SocietyAsiatic Barred ZoneBaby BoomBerlin WallBlack DeathBlackbirdingBorder FencesBorlaug, NormanBoserup, EsterBrain DrainBureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationCarrying CapacityCause-Specific Death RatesCensusChannelized MigrationClimate Change and PopulationConvict TransportationCrude Birth RateCrude Death RateDemographic Transition ModelDemographyDependency RatioDiasporaEarth SummitEasterlin, RichardEhrlich, PaulEnvironmental RefugeesEpidemicsEugenicsEuthanasiaExpatriatesFamineFood Prices and PopulationFood Production and Food SecurityGalton, Sir FrancisGender and PopulationGenocideGenocide WatchGlobalizationGravity ModelGreat Bengal FamineGreat Chinese FamineGreat Famine of 1315–1317Great Wall of ChinaGreen RevolutionHardin, GarrettHistory of World PopulationHIV/AIDSHuman Sex RatioHunting and GatheringIllegal ImmigrationImmigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1965Indentured ServitudeIndigenous PopulationsInfant Mortality RateInternational AdoptionInternational Labor MigrationInternational Migrants DayInternational Organization for MigrationIrish Potato FamineJohnson-Reed ActJustinian PlagueKuznets, SimonLife ExpectancyMalthus, ThomasMarx, KarlMedian AgeMegacitiesMegalopolisMigrationNatural DisastersNatural Resources and PopulationNomadsOne-Child PolicyOverpopulationPhysiological DensityPopulation Association of AmericaPopulation ConnectionPopulation DensityPopulation PyramidPopulation Reference BureauPrimate CityPush Factors and Pull FactorsRate of Natural IncreaseRavenstein, ErnstRefugeesRemittancesReplacement-Level FertilityRockefeller, John D.Rural to Urban MigrationSachs, JeffreySanger, MargaretSex TraffickingSimon, JulianSlaverySmith, AdamSpanish FluSquatter SettlementsStates, Nations, and PopulationTotal Fertility RateTragedy of the CommonsUnited Nations Commission on Population and DevelopmentUnited Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesUnited Nations Population FundUnited States Bureau of the CensusWar and PopulationWorld Refugee DayPart II: CountriesChinaIndiaUnited States of AmericaIndonesiaBrazilPakistanNigeriaBangladeshRussiaJapanMexicoPhilippinesVietnamEthiopiaEgyptGermanyIranTurkeyDemocratic Republic of the CongoThailandFranceUnited KingdomItalyMyanmarSouth AfricaSouth KoreaColombiaSpainUkraineTanzaniaKenyaArgentinaAlgeriaNigerSaudi ArabiaSingaporeUnited Arab EmiratesPart III: CitiesTokyoJakartaSeoulDelhi and New DelhiShanghaiManilaKarachiNew YorkSão PauloMexico CityBeijingGuangzhouMumbaiKeihanshinMoscowCairoLos AngelesKolkataBangkokDhakaBuenos AiresTehranIstanbulTianjinShenzhenLagosRio de JaneiroParisLahoreLondonPart IV: DocumentsAdam Smith's The Wealth of Nations, 1776Thomas Malthus's Essay on the Principle of Population, 1798Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto, 1848Johnson-Reed Act: Text of Section Establishing Immigration Quotas, 1924Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1965: Text of Amendment Eliminating National Immigration QuotasInternational Adoptions: The Hague Convention, Preamble and Articles 1–5, 1993Genocide: The Eight States of Genocide, 1998Environmental Refugees: Living Space for Environmental Refugees (LiSER)—Mission Statement, 2002One-Child Policy: Testimony of U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Arthur Dewey Concerning China's One-Child Policy, 2004One-Child Policy: 2008 Report of the U.S. Congressional-Executive Committee on China on Population PlanningWorld Refugee Day: Remarks of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the World Refugee Event, June 20, 2013International Migrants Day: Remarks by the Director of the U.S. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration on International Migrants Day, December 18, 2013Climate Change and Population: Remarks of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 16, 2014Selected BibliographyIndex

Overall, this encyclopedia provides a great introduction to a complicated and multifaceted topic and is an accessible starting point for those seeking to gain understanding of the complexity of issues related to population and the global implications.