The Fred H. Bixby Forum: The World in 2050 (Day 1 Presentations)
"The World in 2050: A Scientific Investigation of the Impact of Global Population Changes on a Divided Planet" was held in Berkeley, Calif., on Jan. 23 and 24, 2009.
"The World in 2050: A Scientific Investigation of the Impact of Global Population Changes on a Divided Planet" was held in Berkeley, Calif., on Jan. 23 and 24, 2009.
(2011) Germany's recovery from the devastation of World War II is often called an "economic miracle" because its economy is now Europe's largest. Immigration has been an important part of the country's modern demographic history.
(2014) A convergence of demographic trends and disparities is contributing to a new economic reality for the U.S. population, characterized by higher levels of poverty and inequality.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
A country’s age structure is primarily driven by its past fertility trends, which have important economic, social, and political implications.
(2006) Recent waves of immigrants have brought greater diversity to the population in the United States.
Which generation had the toughest time as young adults?
The presentation illustrates why proper nutrition for women and children is so important, especially in the first 1,000 day period—from the start of a woman’s pregnancy until her child’s second birthday.
Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
(2020) “We live in a country where we have huge numbers of children exposed to parental incarceration. When we talk about the need to reform the criminal justice and mass incarceration systems, we also need to talk about the unintended victims of the current system,” says Christine Leibbrand of the University of Washington.