title: Population dynamics and global change: the need for new conceptual maps.
abstract: The author criticizes current approaches to the study of global population problems as typified by the discussions at the International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo, Egypt, in 1994. "Current approaches to population: (1) focus too much on humans and not on their interactions over time with populations of other species; (2) focus too much on the number of humans and not on their differential resource use and environmental impact; (3) accept uncritically the assumptions and concepts of industrial society regarding the nature of progress and the neutrality of technologies, markets, and trade. Broader and more integrated approaches are needed to address current international and global realities and trends." Some conceptual datasets that would illustrate a more effective approach to population problems are introduced.
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D019359:Knowledge; D008377:Maps as Topic; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D012942:Social Sciences; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Data Analysis; Data Collection; Data Quality; Data Sources; Demographic Factors; Demography; Knowledge; Maps; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Theory; Research Methodology; Social Sciences; World