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Statoids
Great site for looking at changes in names of administrative units. It may not go down to municipio level though
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This great new map shows anthropogenic biomes. I like the premise. The eco region maps are as if these places had no people. This map says that since there are very few wild places left, it does not make much sense to talk about natural biomes.
What’s Your Consumption Factor? - Jared Diamond
Somewhat interesting piece by Jared Diamond. Certainly, wasteful consumption needs to be curtailed. I think we need a Marshall plan for this....
Americans Lose Their Stature as Tallest Country - washingtonpost.com
Post article on how Americans have stopped growing taller, especially relative to Europeans.
Globalization could save the Amazon rainforest
Good interview on lots of different aspects of the Amazon...
Rural population decline may not slow deforestation
Discusses theory that increasing urbanization will lead to increasing forest cover in the tropics.
The Gapminder World 2006, beta
This is an excellent tool for studying development trends at the country level.
World Gazetteer: population of cities and towns of the world
This site has some decent data on population for cities throughout the world.
All China Data
This site has data from the population census of China. At least part of it you have to buy.
Journal of Health and Population in Developing Countries
This journal could be a good outlet for anything on the geographic dimensions of biofortification
Will Malthus Continue to Be Wrong?
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Since Malthus's time, world population has risen sixfold to more than 6 billion. Yet happily, apocalyptic collapses have mostly been prevented by the advent of cheap energy, the rise of science and technology, and the green revolution. Most demographers predict that by 2100, global population will level off at about 10 billion.
The urgent question is whether current standards of living can be sustained while improving the plight of those in need.
Migration Myths
This news item reports that migration often has more benefits than costs. And it is not as a big deal as some people make it out to be.
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