- Center for Demography and Ecology
This site, from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, has many links and sources of information on demography.
http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cde/
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- POPIN Home Page
Comprehensive access to population data from the United Nations Population Information Network. Interesting data on worldwide fertility rates. Compare to data on world contraceptive use (1988 data).
http://www.un.org/popin/
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- Population Action International
An interesting site with facts, news items, and quizzes to test your population knowledge.
http://www.populationaction.org/
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- Population Index
Searchable database of the Population Index, from Princeton University.
http://popindex.princeton.edu/
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- Population Policy
U.S. International Population Assistance web site. The core objective of US population assistance is to assist developing countries in establishing services that allow all couples and individuals to freely and responsibly determine the number and spacing of their children, and to improve individual reproductive health, particularly among women and adolescents.
http://www.ucsusa.org/resources/pop.policy.html
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- Population Politics
A lecture discussing the carrying capacity in the U.S.
http://dieoff.org/page58.htm
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- Population Reference Bureau
A wealth of informational statistics concerning the human population.
http://www.prb.org/
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- The Population Explosion
By Paul and Anne Ehrlich. Extensive essays on this subject.
http://dieoff.org/page27.htm
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- The World Health Organization: Infectious Diseases.
This site provides extensive information on malaria and other tropical diseases and the protozoans (and worms) that cause them. Very interesting site– lots to learn here!
http://www.who.int/health-topics/idindex.htm
(Added: Wed Jun 12 2002)
- U.S. Census Bureau Home Page
Information from the last census, and the U.S. Census 2000. Check out the population demographics on your home state, or county.
http://www.census.gov/
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- World POPClock Projection
World population clock from the U.S. Census Bureau provides an up-to-the-second population estimation. Look at the link to World Population: 1950 to 2050. During which year did the population peak? Also check out Countries Ranked by Population. Compare #1 to #3 for the year 2000.
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/popclockw
(Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)
- Zero Population Growth
This is the home page for ZPG. Were you aware that the human population on earth surpassed 6 billion in October of 1999? Check out the lengthy FAQ and the Campus Outreach sections. Did you know that 20% of teen-aged girls in the U.S. become pregnant within one month of becoming sexually active? Links and much information here.
http://www.zpg.org
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