Regional studies are defined as international, national, and subnational, but not global.
Major, book-length, regional analyses and studies centering on the structure of population and on the components and rates of growth in the modern period.
63:30017 Anderton, Douglas L.; Barrett,
Richard E.; Bogue, Donald J. The population of the United
States. 3rd ed. ISBN 0-684-82774-3. LC 96-48990. 1997. viii, 693
pp. Free Press: New York, New York. In Eng.
This book presents
basic facts concerning population growth, composition, and distribution
in the United States, and is designed to serve as a textbook, a
reference source, and an introduction to the subject. It has chapters
on population size and growth; data sources; population resources and
challenges in the twenty-first century; mortality; marriage and marital
status; fertility and reproduction; health and disability; spatial
movement and regional geographies; race and ethnicity; aging and
gender; household and family; education; labor force and employment;
occupation and industry; and income, wealth, and poverty.
For the
second edition by Donald J. Bogue, published in 1985, see 51:10029.
Correspondence: Free Press, 1230 Avenue of the Americas,
New York, NY 10020. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
63:30018 Courtot, Roland; Joannon,
Michèle; Kolodny, Emile. Current population trends
in the Mediterranean countries. [Dynamiques actuelles de la
population dans les pays méditerranéens.]
Méditerranée, Vol. 81, No. 1.2, 1995. 134 pp. Association
des Amis de la Revue Méditerranée: Aix-en-Provence,
France; Institut de Géographie de l'Université de
Provence: Marseille, France; Laboratoire de Géographie de
l'Université de Nice: Nice, France. In Fre.
This issue
contains 16 papers examining current demographic trends in the
Mediterranean countries. The focus is on changes in the spatial
distribution of the populations concerned.
Selected items will be
cited in this or subsequent issues of Population
Index.
Correspondence: Les Amis de la Revue
Méditerranée, Institut de Géographie, 29 avenue
Robert Schuman, 13621 Aix-en-Provence, France. Location:
Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH.
63:30019 Farley, Reynolds. The
new American reality: who we are, how we got here, where we are
going. ISBN 0-87154-237-4. LC 96-20404. 1996. x, 385 pp. Russell
Sage Foundation: New York, New York. In Eng.
The author discusses
changes in the United States since the 1960s, with a focus on whether
the country is in decline or is now better off than in the past. He
considers changes in views on race, gender, and sexuality; the economy;
families; migrants; racial issues; and internal migration. A chapter on
families deals with new patterns of marriage and cohabitation, new
fertility patterns, and changing living arrangements of children and
adults. A chapter on migration is concerned with efforts to control the
flow of immigrants, where recent immigrants come from and where they
settle, age distribution, education, occupations, earnings, and what
types of jobs immigrants fill. In a section on internal migration, the
author investigates motivations for moving or staying, migration by age
group, education, race, origin and destination, and metropolitan
migration patterns.
Correspondence: Russell Sage
Foundation, 112 East 64th Street, New York, NY 10021. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
Regional studies that are fewer than 100 pages in length and that focus on the structure of population and on the components and rates of growth in the modern period.
63:30020 Adlakha, Arjun.
Population trends: India. International Brief, No. 97/1, Apr
1997. 8 pp. U.S. Bureau of the Census, International Programs Center:
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
This is one in a series of publications
highlighting key aspects of the current demographic situation in
selected countries. This report examines India, and has sections on
population size, growth, and structure; mortality and HIV/AIDS;
fertility; contraceptive prevalence; fertility preference and unmet
need for family planning; and literacy.
Correspondence:
U.S. Bureau of the Census, International Programs Center,
Population Division, Washington, D.C. 20233-8860. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
63:30021 Ahmed-Michaux, Paul; Roos,
William. Aspects of the population of New Caledonia: the
main results of the 1996 census. [Images de la population de la
Nouvelle-Calédonie: principaux résultats du recensement
1996.] Démographie-Société, No. 55, ISBN
2-11-066529-7. Feb 1997. 64 pp. Institut National de la Statistique et
des Etudes Economiques [INSEE]: Paris, France; Institut Territorial de
la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques [ITSEE]: Nouméa, New
Caledonia. In Fre.
Population trends in New Caledonia are analyzed
in this report using data from the 1996 census. Topics covered include
spatial distribution and population trends, population estimates, place
of birth and date of arrival, community of residence, nationality,
marital status, internal migration, and household size. Extensive
statistical data from the census are also
included.
Correspondence: Institut National de la
Statistique et des Etudes Economiques, 18 boulevard Adolphe Pinard,
75675 Paris Cedex 14, France. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
63:30022 Bätzing, Werner; Perlik,
Manfred; Dekleva, Majda. Urbanization and depopulation in
the Alps. Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 16, No. 4, Nov
1996. 335-50 pp. Berkeley, California. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Ger.
Demographic developments in the European Alpine region are analyzed
over the period 1870-1990. The region is defined as including parts of
Germany, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Austria, Switzerland, and
Slovenia. "Studies of growth, stagnation, decline, commune size,
and altitude in almost 6,000 communes are presented on three colored
maps....It is apparent that two highly divergent processes are at work
and, accordingly, statistical mean values reveal little of importance.
Approximately one-half of Alpine Europe is undergoing general economic
and demographic growth and has experienced significant increase in
population since the end of the agricultural era. This development has
taken place primarily in low-lying valleys and basins and in areas
bordering the Alps that have good access to transport routes. Tourism
is not as widespread as generally assumed and is usually characterized
by a punctate pattern. Only in the western part of the Eastern Alps
does tourism account for widespread population growth at higher
altitudes; elsewhere the Alps have not been affected by modern
development and the economy and population are declining, with some
areas in danger of becoming completely abandoned. The results challenge
the earlier concept of the Alps as a rural region, once populated by
peasants, where tourism now plays a major
role."
Correspondence: W. Bätzing,
Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Institut für Geographie,
Kochstraße 4, 91054 Erlangen, Germany. Location:
Princeton University Library (FST).
63:30023 Bianquis, Anne-Marie; Al-Dbiyat,
Mohamed. The population of Syria: a demographic
turning-point? [La population syrienne: un tournant
démographique?] Méditerranée, Vol. 81, No. 1.2,
1995. 81-90 pp. Aix-en-Provence, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
An analysis of recent demographic trends in Syria is presented
using data from the 1994 census. "The annual growth rate remains
very high (3.3% between 1981 and 1994). Nevertheless, the regular
decrease of [fertility] since 1986 seems to be the sign of a new
demographic stage. The population density is rather considerable in the
western and northern parts of the country and the rate of urban
population ranks now above 50%. Migration towards Gulf countries is
more difficult today. The Syrian government, as well as the population,
seem to be aware of the necessity of a real decrease of the demographic
growth."
Correspondence: A.-M. Bianquis, Maison de
l'Orient Méditerranéen, Groupe de Recherches et d'Etudes
sur le Moyen-Orient, Lyons, France. Location: Dartmouth
College Library, Hanover, NH.
63:30024 Bocquet-Appel, Jean-Pierre; Jakobi,
Lucienne. Barriers to the spatial diffusion for the
demographic transition in Western Europe. In: Spatial analysis of
biodemographic data, edited by Jean-Pierre Bocquet-Appel, Daniel
Courgeau, and Denise Pumain. 1996. 117-29 pp. John Libbey Eurotext:
Montrouge, France; Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques
[INED]: Paris, France. In Eng.
"In this paper we will use the
Wombling analysis to identify, at the scale of western Europe, the zone
of abrupt changes which delineate the main patterns brought about by
the demographic transition, for four dates. The data are those of the
Princeton project....They represent indexes of fertility and nuptiality
gathered at the district or department
level."
Correspondence: J.-P. Bocquet-Appel, Centre
National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 152, Musée de
l'Homme, 17 place du Trocadéro, 75116 Paris, France. E-mail:
bocquet@mnhn.fr. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
63:30025 Cervera Flores, Miguel.
Preliminary comparative results and trends. [Primeros
resultados comparaciones y tendencias.] Démos, No. 9, 1996. 4-5
pp. Mexico City, Mexico. In Spa.
The author reports some of the
preliminary results from the 1995 Count of Population and Housing for
Mexico. Information is provided on distribution according to size of
locality; population density; population by sex and age; and population
growth.
Correspondence: M. Cervera Flores, Instituto
Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática,
Avenida Insurgentes Sur No. 795, Col. Napoles, Del. Benito Juarez,
03810 Mexico City, DF, Mexico. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
63:30026 Côte, Marc. A
population ready to explode: Algeria. [Une population
poudrière: l'Algérie.] Méditerranée, Vol.
81, No. 1.2, 1995. 101-6 pp. Aix-en-Provence, France. In Fre. with sum.
in Eng.
"During the last four decades, the Algerian population
has shown strong transformations: threefold increase, saturation of the
countrysides, multiplication and growth of the cities, which have
converted the country to an urban one. The effect of the growth of the
population and of its large spatial redistribution have been enhanced
during the last decade by a sharp drop in the quality of life. It is
therefore not surprising that the Algerian population has now become a
kind of powder-keg."
Correspondence: M. Côte,
Université de Provence, UFR des Sciences Géographiques et
de l'Aménagement, Aix-en-Provence, France. Location:
Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH.
63:30027 Daviet, Sylvie.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur or the spread of a Mediterranean
arc of settlement. [Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ou la
diffluence d'un arc méditerranéen de peuplement.]
Méditerranée, Vol. 81, No. 1.2, 1995. 19-28 pp.
Aix-en-Provence, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
Recent
population trends along the Mediterranean coast of France are analyzed,
focusing on the dynamics of settlement and the relationship between
population growth and employment. The importance of migration to the
region's population growth is noted.
Correspondence: S.
Daviet, Université de Provence, UFR des Sciences
Géographiques et de l'Aménagement, Aix-en-Provence,
France. Location: Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH.
63:30028 de Beer, J.; Prins, C. J. M.
Demographic developments in 1996: increased immigration.
[Bevolkingsontwikkeling in 1996: toename immigratie.] Maandstatistiek
van de Bevolking, Vol. 45, No. 3, Mar 1997. 6-10 pp. Voorburg,
Netherlands. In Dut. with sum. in Eng.
"The major demographic
event [in the Netherlands] in 1996 has been the increase in immigration
from 96 thousand to 109 thousand. Both the immigration from countries
such as Turkey and Morocco and the immigration from the countries of
the European Union increased. The number of asylum seekers, however,
decreased. The numbers of births, deaths and emigrants hardly changed
in 1996. In spite of the increase in immigration, population growth was
only slightly higher than in the preceding year."
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
63:30029 del Carmen Franco,
María. Population trends in Cuba and some
international comparisons. [Tendencias demográficas de Cuba
y su comparación internacional.] Jun 1992. 57 pp. Comité
Estatal de Estadísticas, Instituto de Investigaciones
Estadísticas: Havana, Cuba. In Spa.
The author first briefly
reviews the relation between population growth and socioeconomic
development. Next, she reviews demographic trends in Cuba over the
period 1950-1990 in the context of trends in other developing
countries. Topics covered include population growth, fertility,
mortality, age and sex distribution, urbanization, and international
migration.
Correspondence: Comité Estatal de
Estadísticas, Instituto de Investigaciones Estadísticas,
Almendares No. 156, Esquina a Desague, Gaveta Postal 6016, Havana,
Cuba. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
63:30030 Deslondes, Olivier.
Population trends in Greece (1981-1991): toward the European
model? [L'évolution de la population grecque (1981-1991):
vers le "modèle" européen?]
Méditerranée, Vol. 81, No. 1.2, 1995. 53-62 pp.
Aix-en-Provence, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
In recent years,
population trends in Greece have become similar to those in other
European countries, as fertility and the number of emigrants returning
from abroad have declined. However, the author notes that a significant
increase in immigration since 1990 could alter this situation. A
welcome change in the spatial distribution of the population is also
noted, with an increasing number of people living in rural areas rather
than in the cities. The data for this study are primarily from the 1991
census.
Correspondence: O. Deslondes, Ecole
Française d'Athènes, Odos Didotou 6, 106 80 Athens,
Greece. Location: Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH.
63:30031 Eberhardt, Piotr.
Problems of population in the former East Prussia.
[Zagadnienia ludnosciowe obszaru bylych Prus Wschodnich.] Zeszyty
Instytutu Geografii i Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania, No. 29, LC
96-125739. 1995. 41 pp. Polska Akademia Nauk, Instytut Geografii i
Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania: Warsaw, Poland. In Pol. with sum. in
Eng.
"This study is devoted to the study of population changes
in the area of ex-East Prussia in its political borders existing from
1920 till 1939....Both the development of population and [ethnic]
changes have been illustrated by statistical data from [the] appearance
of [the] Teutonic Order till present days....Particular attention was
paid to [the] dynamic of changes and [the] demographic situation in
[the] nineteenth century and in the period between the First and Second
World Wars....The author has shown the post-war demographic situation
of both Polish and Russian parts of former East
Prussia."
Correspondence: Polska Akademia Nauk,
Instytut Geografii i Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania, Krakowskie
Przedmiescie 30, 00-927 Warsaw, Poland. Location: U.S. Library
of Congress, Washington, D.C.
63:30032 Friganovic, Mladen A.
Changes in the population dynamics of the Republic of Croatia in
the period 1981-1991 as a function of urbanization. [Promjene u
dinamici stanovnistva Hrvatske 1981-1991. kao funkcija urbanizacije.]
Geografski Glasnik, No. 54, 1992. 63-74 pp. Zagreb, Croatia. In Scr.
"The paper deals with the increasingly more unfavourable
natural movement of the population in Croatia....It is concluded that
today's demographic dynamism and the structure of Croatia is a
continuation of a long-term unfavourable process. The introduction of
an appropriate population policy is necessary and should not be
delayed, together with re-direction
of...urbanization."
Correspondence: M. A. Friganovic,
Prirodoslovno-Matematicki Fakultet, Marulicev trg. 19, 41000 Zagreb,
Croatia. Location: University of Michigan Library, Ann Arbor,
MI.
63:30033 Gushchin, N. Ya. The
population of Siberia in the twentieth century: basic trends and
demographic catastrophes. [Naselenie Sibiri v XX veke: osnovnye
tendentsii i kataklizmy v razvitii.] 1995. 81 pp. Rossiiskaya Akademiya
Nauk, Sibirskoe Otdelenie, Institut Istorii: Novosibirsk, Russia. In
Rus.
This is a regional analysis of population trends in Siberia
over the course of the twentieth century. The author first criticizes
the approaches taken by historians and demographers during the Soviet
era. Particular attention is given to the demographic crises that
occurred during the periods 1914-1922, 1932-1933, and 1941-1945. The
impact of internal migration over time on the region's population is
also stressed.
Correspondence: Rossiiskaya Akademiya Nauk,
Sibirskoe Otdelenie, Institut Istorii, pr. K. Marksa 2, Novosibirsk,
Russia. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
63:30034 Kucera, Milan. The Czech
Republic's demographic waves in the 1970s. Acta Universitatis
Carolinae: Geographica, Vol. 30, No. 1-2, 1995. 135-46 pp. Prague,
Czech Republic. In Eng. with sum. in Cze.
The author reviews
demographic trends in the Czech Republic during the 1970s. The focus is
on increased fertility during this period, and reasons for the
increase. The impact of various social and pronatalist measures is
analyzed.
Correspondence: M. Kucera, Charles University,
Faculty of Science, Department of Demography and Geodemography,
Albertov 6, 12 843 Prague, Czechoslovakia. Location: Princeton
University Library (PR).
63:30035 Lajic, Ivan. Demographic
development of Croatia, 1991-1994. [Demografski razvitak Hrvatske
u razdoblju od 1991. do 1994.] Revija za Sociologiju, Vol. 26, No. 1-2,
Jan-Jun 1995. 55-64 pp. Zagreb, Croatia. In Cze. with sum. in Eng.
"The demographic development of Croatia in the period
1991-1994, marked by...Serbian aggression, the state of `half-war', and
the war in Bosnia and Hercegovina, should be described as
irregular--its components being determined by the above conditions.
This proves especially true concerning forced migrations and their past
and future influence on population change. The paper analyzes the
insufficiently studied topic of war mortality, as well as various
dimensions of the refugee population. It also emphasizes several
structural characteristics of the population, particularly its ethnic
structure, and the population dynamics in the temporarily occupied
territories."
Correspondence: I. Lajic, Institut za
Migracije i Narodnosti, Zagreb, Croatia. Location: University
of Michigan Library, Ann Arbor, MI.
63:30036 Li, Si-Ming. Population
migration, regional economic growth and income determination: a
comparative study of Dongguan and Meizhou, China. Urban Studies,
Vol. 34, No. 7, Jun 1997. 999-1,026 pp. Abingdon, England. In Eng.
"The present study attempts to link [population migration,
regional economic growth and income determination in China] together.
It draws on data from a household survey conducted in the cities of
Dongguan and Meizhou, both of Guangdong province. A series of
covariance tests arranged in a hierarchical manner confirms the
hypothesis that a given set of income determinants has different
effects in different geographical and migratory-status settings. While
income generally has a curvilinear relationship with age, this is not
the case for the Meizhou permanent migrants. The effect of education on
income, after controlling for occupation and other variables, also
shows systematic variations with level of economic
development."
Correspondence: S.-M. Li, Hong Kong
Baptist University, Department of Geography, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.
Location: Princeton University Library (UES).
63:30037 Lluelles, Maria J.; Sanguin,
André-Louis. Population trends in Andorra and
Monaco. [L'évolution de la population en Andorre et
à Monaco.] Méditerranée, Vol. 81, No. 1.2, 1995.
113-6 pp. Aix-en-Provence, France. In Fre.
Population trends in the
micro-states of Andorra and Monaco are described and compared. The
authors note that the population of Andorra has increased twelvefold
since 1947 due to the development of a tax-free economy and a winter
sports industry, whereas Monaco, on a much smaller territorial space,
has remained relatively demographically stable.
Correspondence:
A.-L. Sanguin, Université d'Angers, 30 rue des
Arènes, B.P. 3532, 49035 Angers Cedex, France. Location:
Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH.
63:30038 Monnier, Alain. The
demographic impact of the transition in Central and Eastern European
countries. [L'impact démographique de la transition dans
les pays d'Europe centrale et orientale.] Courrier des Pays de l'Est,
No. 409, May-Jun 1996. 74-91 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in
Eng.
"With the political, economic and social changes taking
place since 1989, Central and Eastern Europe's 123 million inhabitants
(one out of four of all Europeans and 30% of all those under 20) have
experienced varying degrees of demographic shock, reflected in very
contrasting situations. In this article, the author analyzes the major
aspects of this development, as it concerns the family, mortality,
foreign and domestic migration. Certain findings shed light on the
living conditions of these people. Marriage and birth rates are
dropping to varying degrees in all countries, mortality is declining in
the Czech Republic and Poland, but rising in Bulgaria and Romania. Some
developments seem to be conjunctural, other reflect profound changes in
behaviour. Migration, however, is no longer from East to West
only."
Correspondence: A. Monnier, Institut National
d'Etudes Démographiques, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675 Paris Cedex
14, France. Location: World Bank, Joint Bank-Fund Library,
Washington, D.C.
63:30039 New Zealand. Statistics New Zealand
(Wellington, New Zealand). Population issues for New
Zealand: New Zealand national report on population. Pub. Order No.
01.057 0094. ISBN 0-478-04406-2. Aug 1994. 70 pp. Wellington, New
Zealand. In Eng.
This report on the population of New Zealand was
prepared for the International Conference on Population and Development
held in Cairo in 1994. "The report reviews contemporary and future
demographic trends, and describes major social issues, perceptions and
policies in New Zealand. While we do not have an explicit population
policy, a number of policies impact directly on population growth and
structure both within New Zealand and the Pacific. For example,
immigration policies affect not only the New Zealand population, but
also the population structures and economies of the source countries.
Some ethnic communities within New Zealand are bigger than the
population of the home countries, and remittances and support from
expatriates make a significant contribution to Pacific Island
economies."
Correspondence: Statistics New Zealand,
Aorangi House, P.O. Box 2922, 85 Molesworth Street, Wellington, New
Zealand. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
63:30040 Pavlík, Zdenek.
Population trends on the territory of the Czech Republic.
Sborník Ceské Geografické Spolecnosti, Vol. 99,
No. 2, 1994. 101-10 pp. Prague, Czechoslovakia. In Eng. with sum. in
Cze.
The author analyzes population dynamics in the Czech Republic
since the nineteenth century. "[The Czech population]...differs
presently together with other former socialist countries from remaining
European countries, mainly in the worse mortality situation; its
improvement is, however, expected. The total number of inhabitants will
probably stabilize at the present level or slightly increase, but
even...negative growth after 2000 is not
excluded."
Correspondence: Z. Pavlík, V
Holesovickach 40, 180 00 Prague 8, Czech Republic. Location:
University of Michigan Library, Ann Arbor, MI.
63:30041 Péchoux, Pierre-Yves.
The populations of Cyprus at the end of 1994. [Les populations
de Chypre à la fin de 1994.] Méditerranée, Vol.
81, No. 1.2, 1995. 63-9 pp. Aix-en-Provence, France. In Fre. with sum.
in Eng.
Population trends in Cyprus are analyzed for the period
since partition in 1974. The author notes that more accurate
demographic data exist for the Greek-controlled southern part of the
island than for the Turkish-controlled north. "The present total
population figure...is probably over 830,000 inhabitants. The
population distribution pattern was deeply changed in the whole island
during the last twenty years because of the urbanisation...: large
parts of mountainous areas and many far-away villages lost their
inhabitants when every inhabited town, Morphou excepted, increased its
population; 65% of Cypriots are urbanites and the urban area of
Nicosia, a divided capital, contains a quarter of the total island's
population. [While] the quick tertiary economic growth in Southern
Cyprus explains the immigration of some non-qualified workers, a
certain number of Turkish Cypriots have left the northern part of the
island where they are replaced by colonists from mainland Turkey: such
a move adds a dispute about population to the territorial dispute
itself."
Correspondence: P.-Y. Péchoux,
Université de Toulouse II (Le Mirail), 5 allées Antonio
Machado, 31058 Toulouse Cedex, France. Location: Dartmouth
College Library, Hanover, NH.
63:30042 Pérouse,
Jean-François. The population of Turkey in 1994:
dynamics, perspectives, and tensions. [La population de la Turquie
en 1994: dynamiques, perspectives et tensions.]
Méditerranée, Vol. 81, No. 1.2, 1995. 71-80 pp.
Aix-en-Provence, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
"There were
over 60 million inhabitants in Turkey in 1994, which should
consequently be viewed as one of the major population clusters in the
Mediterranean area. The average population growth is still quite
high--2.08% for 1994--but it is unevenly distributed: on the one hand,
the population is increasing mostly in the larger Istanbul area, in all
the other coastal urban areas and in the south-eastern parts of Turkey,
when, on the other one, it is stagnant in many [areas] and decreasing
in Central Anatolia and the Black Sea coastal regions. Most inhabitants
in Turkey are now living in urban districts and various migratory flows
are changing the population distribution pattern: interurban movements
are more important nowadays than rural exodus, and large numbers of
migrants are moving out of the unsafe eastern
areas."
Correspondence: J.-F. Pérouse,
Université de Toulouse II (Le Mirail), 5 allées Antonio
Machado, 31058 Toulouse Cedex, France. Location: Dartmouth
College Library, Hanover, NH.
63:30043 Rallu, Jean-Louis. The
population of the overseas French departments: recent trends,
migration, and economic activity. [La population des
départements d'outre-mer: évolution récente,
migrations et activité.] Population, Vol. 52, No. 3, May-Jun
1997. 699-727 pp. Paris, France. In Fre.
Demographic trends in the
overseas departments of France (Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana,
and Réunion) are reviewed. First, recent developments in
fertility, mortality, and migration are analyzed and their impact on
the population structure is described. Next, migration is examined,
together with its impact on the labor force, the qualifications
obtained by the young, and their choice of profession. The relationship
between migration and unemployment is discussed. Finally, some
population projections are made for the individual overseas
departments.
Correspondence: J.-L. Rallu, Institut National
d'Etudes Démographiques, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675 Paris Cedex
14, France. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
63:30044 Roux, Michel. The
population of Yugoslavia in 1991. An inventory before the chaos.
[La population de la Yougoslavie en 1991. Inventaire avant le chaos.]
Méditerranée, Vol. 81, No. 1.2, 1995. 35-46 pp.
Aix-en-Provence, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
The demographic
situation in Yugoslavia in the period just prior to its breakup is
analyzed using data from the 1991 census. The author notes that
economic stagnation caused a decrease in the rate of migration to towns
from 1981 to 1991. Sharp contrasts among the various republics and
provinces are also noted. The problems caused by errors in counting
Yugoslavs working abroad and by the deteriorating political situation
are discussed. However, the author suggests that this census provides
some useful baseline data against which recent demographic claims made
by various political leaders can be checked.
Correspondence:
M. Roux, Université de Toulouse II (Le Mirail), 5
allées Antonio Machado, 31058 Toulouse Cedex, France.
Location: Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH.
63:30045 Shen, Jianfa. Population
and migration trends in Hong Kong: population growth in Hong Kong.
Geography, Vol. 82, No. 3, Jul 1997. 269-71 pp. Sheffield, England. In
Eng.
Recent demographic trends in Hong Kong are described, with
particular attention given to immigration.
Correspondence:
J. Shen, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories,
Hong Kong. Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
63:30046 Sivignon, Michel. The
population of Albania: a new era. [La population albanaise: une
ère nouvelle.] Méditerranée, Vol. 81, No. 1.2,
1995. 47-52 pp. Aix-en-Provence, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
Recent demographic trends in Albania are reviewed. "Thanks
to...very high fertility...[the] Albanian population, since 1945, has
known the highest rise in Europe. The opening of borders that followed
the collapse of its communist regime triggered an emigration phenomenon
that amounted to one tenth of the Albanian population. Furthermore,
towns--and particularly Tirana--grow very rapidly because of the
rural-urban migration that empties the mountain
areas."
Correspondence: M. Sivignon, Université
de Paris X, 200 avenue de la République, 92001 Nanterre Cedex,
France. Location: Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH.
63:30047 Srinivasan, K.; Kumar,
Sanjay. Population, development, and environmental
conditions at the village level during 1981-1991: an empirical study
using census data in Kota District of Rajasthan State, India. In:
Population, environment, and development, edited by R. K. Pachauri and
Lubina F. Qureshy. 1997. 177-90 pp. Tata Energy Research Institute
[TERI]: New Delhi, India. In Eng.
"This article attempts to
study the village-level demographic, developmental, and environmental
conditions of...Kota [a district in Rajasthan, India]." Aspects
considered include population size; nonagricultural employment; land
area under irrigation, in culturable waste, and under forest; and the
literate population by sex. The period studied is
1981-1991.
Correspondence: K. Srinivasan, Population
Foundation of India, B-28 Qutub Institutional Area, Tara Crescent, New
Delhi 110 016, India. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
63:30048 Sterc, Stjepan; Crkvencic,
Ivan. The population of Croatia. GeoJournal, Vol. 38,
No. 4, Apr 1996. 417-24 pp. Dordrecht, Netherlands. In Eng.
The
authors examine historical and current population dynamics in Croatia.
"The demographic structure of Croatia indicates a series of
specificities which were primarily conditioned by the historical
development of Croatia and which is particularly expressed in constant
emigration since the end of the nineteenth century, the relatively
large direct and indirect losses to the population during and
immediately after the First and Second World Wars, emigration as a type
of population movement in all inter-census periods after 1945, the
appearance of a natural decline and the aging of the population on
almost one half of the state territory."
Correspondence:
S. Sterc, University of Zagreb, Geography Department, Zagreb,
Croatia. Location: U.S. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
63:30049 Stropnik, Nada.
Demographic picture of Slovenia. Bevolking en Gezin, No. 2,
1995. 125-37 pp. Brussels, Belgium. In Eng.
"Characteristics
of the recent demographic situation in Slovenia are: a negative natural
increase, a rather low total (period) fertility rate, late motherhood,
late marriages, a high percentage of non-marital cohabitation, and
fluctuations in net migration. The size of the population has been
decreasing for the last three years and the number of births is
expected to remain low. The process of population ageing is
`intensive'. An increase in the number of elderly people, in particular
a sharp rise in the number of very old people, is
expected."
Correspondence: N. Stropnik, Institute for
Economic Research, Kardeljeva pl. 17, 61000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
63:30050 van de Kaa, Dirk J.
Options and sequences: Europe's demographic patterns.
Nethur-Demography Paper, No. 39, Apr 1997. 27 pp. Universiteit van
Amsterdam, Nethur-Demography: Amsterdam, Netherlands. In Eng.
"In this paper I argue that Ryder's approach to the study of
the role of the cohort in social change is too narrow. He states that
cohorts `do not cause change; they permit it'. But, cohorts do not only
permit change; they actively create the options succeeding cohorts have
to chose from. Through its own choice from amongst the options it
perceives, each cohort both limits and enriches the options of the
next. In fact, the course of demographic events in Western Europe in
the post-war period is difficult to understand, if one does not
appreciate that these events form a
sequence."
Correspondence: D. J. van de Kaa, Van
Hogenhoucklaan 63, 2596 TB The Hague, Netherlands. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
63:30051 van Leeuwen-Maillet,
Anne-Marie. Demographic trends in the Italian population
according to the 1991 census. [Tendances démographiques de
la population italienne d'après le recensement de 1991.]
Méditerranée, Vol. 81, No. 1.2, 1995. 29-34 pp.
Aix-en-Provence, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
Recent
demographic trends in Italy are analyzed using data from the 1991
census. "Italy has entered into the zero growth phase
characterised by a very low [fertility] rate and a global and faster
ageing of the population. The migratory movements have slowed and
occurred over a small range redistributing the population of large
urban centres toward medium sized or small towns which show a more
positive demographic trend. The low fluctuations of the labour market
no longer provoke [a] large migration from the South to the North in
search of work. There is a tendency for the Italians to live in their
place of origin. A new international immigration has appeared, mainly
in the large cities, coming from the Eastern European countries or the
Third World....The traditional oppositions between the regions of the
North, Centre and South are still present, but the gap between the
various demographic parameters is
reducing."
Correspondence: A.-M. van Leeuwen-Maillet,
Université de Provence, UMR TELEMME, Aix-en-Provence, France.
Location: Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH.
63:30052 Veselkova, Irina N.; Sagradov,
Alexandre A.; Zemlianova, Elena V. Current demographic
situation of Russia. Bevolking en Gezin, No. 1, 1995. 97-104 pp.
Brussels, Belgium. In Eng.
"This short contribution gives an
overview of the recent, rather spectacular developments in the
demography of the Russian Federation. Both fertility and morality
trends, but especially the [latest] ones, give rise to concern.
Although Russia is taken as a whole one should of course be aware of
the fact that regional differentiations can be--and are--very
distinctive in such a large country."
Correspondence:
I. N. Veselkova, Ministry of Health, Public Health Research
Institute, 11 Dobrolubov Street, 127254 Moscow, Russia. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
63:30053 Vichnevski, Anatoli. The
demographic situation of Russia at the dawn of the year 2000. [La
situation démographique de la Russie au seuil de l'an deux
mille.] Courrier des Pays de l'Est, No. 401, Jul-Aug 1995. 32-45 pp.
Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
"With naturally low
growth rates since the 1960s, the Russian population declined for the
first time in 1992, putting the country in sixth place worldwide (148.3
million inhabitants in 1995). The author of this article draws on
official statistics and surveys to explain this phenomenon, which is
sociological as well as economic and health-related. The reproduction
rate is declining, with high infant mortality (20% compared with 6% in
the FRG [Germany]), unparalleled adult peacetime mortality and a
declining life expectancy. Migratory trends have been reversed since
the disintegration of the USSR: once a provider of population, Russia
has now become an immigrant land."
Correspondence: A.
Vichnevski, Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Prospective
Economics, Center of Demography and Human Ecology, Leninsky Pr. 14,
117901 Moscow, Russia. Location: World Bank, Joint Bank-Fund
Library, Washington, D.C.
63:30054 Zivic, Drazen. Changes
in the dynamics of the population in Eastern Croatia 1948-1991.
[Promjene u dinamici stanovnistva Istocne Hrvatske 1948-1991.]
Geografski Glasnik, Vol. 57, 1995. 71-92 pp. Zagreb, Croatia. In Scr.
with sum. in Eng.
"Changes in the dynamics of the population
in Eastern Croatia are shown, on the level of its natural (geographic)
components as well as in its regional units (former communes) for the
period 1948-1991. Regional distribution of the population is shown and
differential development of the population is observed. Ageing of the
population is established, a drop in the natural growth rate and
strengthening of depopulational and emigrational
processes."
Correspondence: D. Zivic, Institut za
Primjenjena Drustvena Istrazivanja, Znanstveni Novak, Marulicev trg 19,
10.000 Zagreb, Croatia. Location: University of Michigan
Library, Ann Arbor, MI.
