Description: Population Matters examines the scale and significance of current changes in the composition and distribution of the British population, with particular reference to the local dimensions of these developments.
This book contains a set of ten original studies which demonstrate the existence of marked geographical variations in population profiles. Using these cases,
A G Champion focuses on central government policy areas -- education,
labour recruitment, housebuilding needs, social services, and health care -- which would benefit from local decision-making and implementation
Considerable background on demographic developments and policy context is provided.
Brief description: Tony Champion is Senior Lecturer in Geography at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. His principal research interests lie in the monitoring and analysis of population and social change in Britain, particularly their regional and local dimensions. He is chair of the IBG Population Geography Study Group and Council member of the British Society for Population Studies.
Review Quotes: `This book will provide useful background reading for sixth form teachers, and individual chapters may be of specific interest to sixth formers.... suitable for undergraduates with demographic,
geographical or planning interests′ - Geography
`Very readable, thought provoking and highly topical addition to the urban and regional planning literature. It has much to offer both the sixth former and introductory level undergraduate as well as the more seasoned researcher and practitioner′ - Town Planning Review