Lecture 8

October 27, 2008

Announcements:

Comments on Quiz 1 at end of lecture

Count of Environmental Studies and Sciences students and intent to take ESR221.

 

Motivation for environmental study and action:

guilt, regrets

responsibility of privilege

inherent inconsistencies in the transition to post-materialism

 

Demographic transition

links

review 4 stages

systems view of overall population

the transitions

mortality transition was set in motion by the state by creating infrastructure (health care, education, clean water)

fertility transition

individuals deciding to have fewer children because of some benefits to them

society benefits are different than individuals

discuss: correlation or cause?

poverty trap

population age structure

 

 

Major Concepts from Chapter 9 (15th Edition)

• numbers that describe birth and death rates (crude birth rate, crude death rate, rate of population change, total fertility rate)
• fact - the 10 most populous countries
• list of factors that affect birth and fertility rates
• fact - US population and the amount of growth due to immigration
• population age structure, describe different patterns
• phases of the demographic transition model
• industrialization relationship to demographic transition
• difference between correlation and cause (factors related to demographic transition)
• poverty trap from excess growth rate