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Aspects of population constitute a major force for global change at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Much of this interest has shifted from the perceived problem of a 'population explosion' towards the cause and effect of internal and external population movements. Ethnic conflict and economic turmoil has led to the number of asylum seekers and refugees reaching their highest levels since the immediate aftermath of World War Two. Nevertheless, there continues to be concern about population growth and resources, an ageing population, newly emerging and re-emerging diseases and inequality. Population Geography explores the nature of this important subdiscipline looking at its development, theories, debates, issues and methods. It analyzes indetail how populations are distributed, why there is such geographical variation and what this means for policy, well-being, resources and environment.Identifying the main themes shaping the geography of human populations, globally, regionally and nationally using up-to-date literature and research, the book sucessfully employs international case studiesthat highlight issues of contemporary importance such as teenage pregnancy, cloning, safe sex, and fortress Europe. A concise introduction to this important sub-discipline, Graham's informativebook highlights the importance of geography in our understanding of the complexity of human populations.