Applied Demography: Concepts, Methods, and Applications

Applied Demography: Concepts, Methods, and Applications is a textbook that covers the fundamental principles and concepts of applied demography. The book is written in a clear and concise style, and it is designed to be accessible to students and researchers with a variety of backgrounds, including sociology, economics, and public health.

The book begins with an overview of the field of applied demography and its applications in areas such as urban planning, public policy, and marketing. It then discusses the basic principles of demography, such as population size, composition, and change.

The book then applies these principles to a variety of specific applied demography problems, such as:

Population estimation and projection
Geographic information systems (GIS) in demography
Applications to urban and regional planning
Business demography
Health demography
Political demography
Educational demography

The book also includes a number of chapters on more advanced topics, such as:

Developments in the field of applied demography
New data sources and methods in applied demography
Ethics in applied demography