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- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Monterey_Peninsula_College/Raskoff_Environmental_Science/15%3A_Economics_and_Urbanization/15.01%3A_Urbanization_and_CitiesThis page explores urbanization, examining the dynamics between rural and urban settings. It highlights the conditions that foster city development, including environment, technology, and social organ...This page explores urbanization, examining the dynamics between rural and urban settings. It highlights the conditions that foster city development, including environment, technology, and social organization. Migration and population growth are key factors in urbanization. The evolution of suburbs and urban sprawl leads to increased commuting and resource demands.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Monterey_Peninsula_College/Raskoff_Environmental_Science/15%3A_Economics_and_Urbanization/15.02%3A_Urbanization_Around_the_WorldThis page addresses rapid urbanization from the Industrial Era to the present, focusing on developing countries. Cities like Shanghai have experienced explosive growth, leading to environmental and so...This page addresses rapid urbanization from the Industrial Era to the present, focusing on developing countries. Cities like Shanghai have experienced explosive growth, leading to environmental and social challenges such as poor sanitation, waste management, and air pollution. The rise of slum cities with inadequate services is evident. The author links these issues to neoliberal policies and structural adjustments that have undermined urban planning and service delivery.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Ecology/Environmental_Science_(Ha_and_Schleiger)/02%3A_Ecology/2.02%3A_Populations/2.2.03%3A_Population_Growth_and_RegulationPopulation ecologists make use of a variety of methods to model population dynamics. An accurate model should be able to describe the changes occurring in a population and predict future changes.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Hartnell_College/Environmental_Biology_(Fisher_and_Dorsner_Custom)/04%3A_Community_and_Population_Ecology/4.02%3A_Population_Growth_and_RegulationPopulation ecologists make use of a variety of methods to model population dynamics. An accurate model should be able to describe the changes occurring in a population and predict future changes.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Fresno_City_College/Introduction_to_Conservation_Biology/03%3A_Population_Ecology/3.02%3A_Populations/3.2.03%3A_Population_Growth_and_RegulationPopulation ecologists make use of a variety of methods to model population dynamics. An accurate model should be able to describe the changes occurring in a population and predict future changes.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_and_General_Biology/Biology_(Kimball)/17%3A_Ecology/17.03%3A_The_Growth_of_Populations/17.3A%3A_The_Human_PopulationThis page discusses the Rate of Natural Increase (r), derived from the difference between birth and death rates, highlighting its influence on global population trends, particularly the impact of decl...This page discusses the Rate of Natural Increase (r), derived from the difference between birth and death rates, highlighting its influence on global population trends, particularly the impact of declining death rates. It examines demographic transitions across countries like Sri Lanka, and the effects of the U.S. baby boom. Despite a low Total Fertility Rate, baby boomers are affecting population dynamics, contributing to concerns about sustainability as projections suggest a rise to 9.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Bakersfield_College/Introduction_to_Environmental_Science/05%3A_Community_and_Population_Ecology/5.02%3A_Population_Growth_and_RegulationPopulation ecologists make use of a variety of methods to model population dynamics. An accurate model should be able to describe the changes occurring in a population and predict future changes.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_and_General_Biology/Biology_(Kimball)/17%3A_EcologyThis page explores ecology, emphasizing relationships between organisms and their environments. It covers key topics like biodiversity, population dynamics, ecosystem processes (energy flow, nutrient ...This page explores ecology, emphasizing relationships between organisms and their environments. It covers key topics like biodiversity, population dynamics, ecosystem processes (energy flow, nutrient cycling), food chains, biomes, and biogeochemical cycles. Additionally, it addresses pollution and species interactions, including symbiosis and pest control methods.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Under_Construction/Purgatory/BIOL_31%3A_Environmental_Science_(Raskoff)/04%3A_Populations/4.04%3A_Population_Growth_and_RegulationPopulation ecologists make use of a variety of methods to model population dynamics. An accurate model should be able to describe the changes occurring in a population and predict future changes.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Monterey_Peninsula_College/Raskoff_Environmental_Science/04%3A_PopulationsThis chapter discusses population ecology, focusing on modeling population dynamics to predict changes and identify limiting factors near carrying capacity. It addresses the rapid growth of human popu...This chapter discusses population ecology, focusing on modeling population dynamics to predict changes and identify limiting factors near carrying capacity. It addresses the rapid growth of human populations and highlights concerns about resource sustainability, including risks such as famine, disease, and social issues stemming from overcrowding.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Gettysburg_College/01%3A_Ecology_for_All/10%3A_Population_modeling/10.07%3A_Life_TablesLife tables are a classic technique used to understand how populations change. By determining the life span of individuals in a population and how many offspring they produce human demographers and e...Life tables are a classic technique used to understand how populations change. By determining the life span of individuals in a population and how many offspring they produce human demographers and ecologists can summarize key aspects of a population, such as average life span, generation time, and growth rate. This allows comparisons between different populations and species.
