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Population ageing research from a geographical perspective - methodological approach
Population ageing research from a geographical perspective - methodological approach

Author(s): Sławomir Kurek
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: population ageing; geographical approach; methodology of ageing studies

Summary/Abstract: In this paper population ageing studies are shown from a geographical perspective. Four main aspects of population ageing in a geographical approach are considered: theoretical aspects in connection with the demographic transition theory, the cognitive aspect leading to territorial distribution of the level and dynamics of ageing; the application aspect connected with socio-economic consequences of this phenomenon and the use of projections as well as the methodological aspect connected with its measurement and classification

  • Issue Year: 2007
  • Issue No: 08
  • Page Range: 29-49
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: English