Population, city and environment in contemporary Mexico /
This work presents the results of a group of research projects on various aspects of the demographic, urban and environmental problems of present-day Mexico. These projects are a sample of what is currently being researched in Mexico, particularly at the Center for Demographic, Urban and Environment...
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Mexico, D.F. :
Colegio de México, Center for Demographic, Urban and Environmental Studies,
2006.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Four scenarios for the population of Mexico for the late 21st century constructed through an expo (exponential) function / Manuel Ordorica
- Estimates of births that occurred during the 1990s in Mexico / Beatriz Figueroa Campos
- A decade in the evolution of the principal causes of death among senior citizens in Mexico and the Federal District, 1985-1995 / José B. Morelos and Gabriela Mejia Paillés
- Causes of death in Mexico and its increase in life expectancy / Alejandro Mina Valdés
- Is the nature of consensual union in Latin America changing? The examples of Brazil, Mexico and the Dominican Republic / Julieta Quilodrán
- A reflection on contraceptive use in Mexico in light of reproductive rights / Juan Guillermo Figueroa Perea and Blanca Margarita Aguilar Ganado
- Participation in the labor force, women's social position and reproductive behavior : an analysis of the progress achieved to date / Brigida Garcia and Orlandina de Oliveira
- School dropout rates, adolescent labor and family structures in Mexico / Silvia E. Giorguli Saucedo
- Change and continuity in government responses to Mexican migration / Francisco Alba
- The service revolution / Gustavo Garza
- Competitiveness and employment in the largest metropolitan areas of Mexico / Jaime Sobrino
- Distribution of the Mexican population during the 20th century : interpretation of an article / Crescendo Ruiz Chiapetto
- The evolution of urban and rural poverty in Mexico / Araceli Damián
- Senior citizens in an urban space undergoing a process of regeneration : the case of Mexico City's historic center / Clara E. Salazar and Catherine Paquette
- Geography and environment : from natural resources to natural capital / Boris Graizbord
- Metropolitan environmental management : the case of air pollution in the Valle de México / José Luis Lezama
- Urban transport and air pollution in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area / Valentín Ibarra Vargas
- Interview with Víctor L. Urquidi on the status of the population at the time when Gustavo Cabrera was embarking on his career as a demographer / José Luis Lezama and Víctor L. Urquidi
- Interview with Carmen Miró for book-homage to Gustavo Cabrera / José Luis Lezama and Carmen Miró.
