The World's Population: An Encyclopedia of Critical Issues, Crises, and Ever-Growing Countries

This one-volume encyclopedia examines key topics, major world players, and imminent problems pertaining to the world's ever-growing population. * Provides interesting facts and figures through informative sidebars * Reveals the populations of major countries and cities of the world to illustrate where people reside most and least * Features maps, charts, and graphs to support visual learning and to compare and contrast factors affecting birth rates, deaths, and overall population profiles * Contains excerpts from documents such as legislation and speeches relating to population and critical issues * Examines the implications of China's one-child policy on controlling the population

Fred M. Shelley is professor of geography and environmental sustainability at the University of Oklahoma, USA.