title: [On the borderline of the national demographic scene:  the case of Bologna].
abstract: The author describes population decline in Bologna, Italy. "Since the first half of the seventies the population of Bologna has undergone a continuous decrease caused by the natural and migratory balance deficit. This has deeply changed the age composition of the population:  a drastic decrease in the number of [those aged less than] fourteen years and an increase in the number of [those] older.  Assuming that, in the [next] ten years, [fertility] and mortality keep constant and the migratory balance becomes negative, a further reduction of the resident population of Bologna may be foreseen together with [more changes] in the demographic pattern."  The consequences will include a large increase in the demand for health services, as well as increased employment opportunities. (SUMMARY IN ENG)
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D001723:Birth Rate; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005060:Europe; D005298:Fertility; D005544:Forecasting; D006262:Health; D006296:Health Services; D007558:Italy; D009026:Mortality; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Age Distribution; Age Factors; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Aging; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Employment; Estimation Technics; Europe; Fertility; Fertility Decline; Health; Health Services; Italy; Macroeconomic Factors; Mediterranean Countries; Migration; Mortality; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Decrease; Population Dynamics; Population Projection; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Southern Europe
vernacular_title: Una situazione limite nel panorama demografico nazionale:  il caso di Bologna.