Demography

Overpopulation According to the Cambridge Dictionary, overpopulation is an undesirable condition where the number of existing human population exceeds the carrying capacity of Earth. Nowadays, overpopulation has been a prevailing word, as it has triggered numerous problems in urban areas. To understand this issue thoroughly, it is important to declare the root cause of this matter. After the technological industrialization, a huge improvement of health care service and medical facilities has…

The preconceptions I hold about life in the countries we are studying are that they are poor, sick, have bad healthcare (if any), and low life expectancies. I would imagine they would have high crime rates, little respect for government, and economical issues. Not everyone has the same religion and in poorer countries this becomes a problem, I envision wars among one another. People fighting for their life because their belief system is not what their government, dictator, king, or whomever is…

Overview 200 years ago, world population was less than 1 billion people. During the next hundred years world population increased by half a billion and finally known an incredible growth in the last century going from 1.5 billion people in the late 19th century to over 7 billion in the early 21 century. This great increase was possible due to an increase of life quality and progress in technology allowing lower birth death, as it was earlier in history. But the earth is not expendable, it has…

Workforce aging represents one of the biggest Human Resource challenges to an organization today. According to a recent report, most of the employees in Malaysia are intended to retire between ages of 60 to 65. The baby boomers generation is become older and birth rate is decreased which resulting in a workforce that the proportion of older employees is increasing. Demographic changes lead to a competitive environment in which organizations are facing large-scale workforce retirements and…

3. Consumer Behavior Analysis 3.1 Consumer profile Demographic Generally speaking, The North Face customers are adults aged between 25 and 45. They are usually from middle-middle to upper-middle class. Hence, they are prone to extreme sports and able to afford the relatively high price of The North Face products. Behavioral Most of its customers love nature and are interested in outdoor activities. They frequently participate in activities such as hiking, skiing, and backpacking. Thus, they…

Urban Village in Dongguan, a Case Study of Huolianshu Village Introduction Along with the expansion of urbanization in China, the urban village may be one of the major characteristics that have already drawn the attention of the Chinese demographers and urban planners. With Premiere Li’s speech, the Chinese governments have proposed for the New Urbanization in 2013. (CCP, 2013) As most of the cities with the rapid growth of economies in the east coast economic zone, Dongguan is also facing the…

According to Demographic Transition Model, there has been a gradually shift from high fertility and mortality rates to a decline in birth rate and death rates, which leads to the ageing of populations in the world. Therefore, many scientists, developmental psychologists, healthcare professionals and even governments start to emphasis on the aging issue. In the previous years, ageing was simply associated with a decline in physical, psychological, social capacities and an increase in the risk…

The baby boom has affected Canada with the increase of babies but it is now increasing the number of senior citizens. The birthrate of Canada raised after the end of World War 2 until 1964. A lot of people were marrying each other at younger ages and having children earlier which grew Canada’s population. The result of this was a 20 year buldge in Canada’s population, which is the baby boom. It was an increase of birthrates from 1946 - 1964. The birthrate of Canada in 1940 was 253,000 but in…

A city is a place where a large population resides for the permanent period of time. A city’s importance depends upon the size, location, and structure of the area. Cities have highly organized population, which is comparatively bigger than a town or village. A city can provide different opportunities to know about the culture and language. A city is a good place to continue with further education and to find a suitable job. A city can provide government facilities for its people which makes…

In 1979, the Chinese Communist Party instituted a law called the one-child policy in order to decrease its rapidly growing population. Recently, this law has been changed to a two-child policy to increase the population. However, the effects of the former law still persist in China today. There are many different perspectives when examining this topic, but an ethical view is one of the most important because many people question whether or not it is acceptable for the government to interfere…