| Course Description |
The link between population growth and development, particularly the social and economic development has been the subject of intense discussions and debates since the Second World War and it continues to be the focus of many studies today. Some developing countries’ high population growth, increased urbanisation and low levels of economic growth are associated with low social and economic development and with increasing poverty.
The aims of this module are first, to introduce students to population and development issues, concepts and theories by encompassing the basic elements of demographic changes and implications on health and mortality, fertility, migration, urbanization and age structure. Second, to provide students with a broad perspective on the relationships between population growth, urbanisation and sustainable development.
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