01. Demographic Challenges for the 21st Century

Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World by Oxford University

Oct 26, 201251:00Science & Medicine

Professor David Coleman gives the first lecture in his Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World series. He describes the challenges such as of a world population of 7 billion and how demographers are tackling...

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