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Statistical definitions of urban population and their uses in applied demography

Among the most significant changes now affecting all mankind is the ever-increasing concentration of population in special areas, sometimes entire regions which, from a variety of standpoints, are regarded as "urban". It has been estimated, for instance, that the world's "urban" population-as each country may define it-totalled 360 million in 1920 and about 1000 million in 1960 while by this century's end it may surpass 3000 million. Such a drastic transformation of the human habitat has farreaching implications for the organization and development of almost every sphere of collective life and, for these reasons, requires painstaking demographic study.

Related Subject(s): Population and Demography
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