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Planning and Demography • Demography is the scientific study of human population. Demographers are very interested in: 1) Population size, 2) Population composition, 3) Population distribution, 4) Causes of changesin these factors over time, 5) Consequences of these changes over time. • Demographers study in detail these changes over time, investigating issues such as changes in fertility rates, mortality rates, and migration. • Planners are also very interested in these very same issues, but from a perspective of: --how do population changes influence the demand for and provision of infrastructure and public services --how will population changes impact the environment --how do population changes influence changes in land use
Population Size • Population size: The number of people in a given geography at a given time. U.S., Florida, and Leon County Population 1960-2000 US FL LC • Natural Increase: The amount of population increase attributable to a greater number of births than deaths. --In US in 1990, 17 births per 1000, 9 deaths per 1000 a natural increase of 8 per 1000 (0.8%) (290 million) --World 1.8% per year for natural increase (6.26 billion) • Use the “Rule of 70” to determine doubling time: Divide 70 by the growth rate. So World will double population in ~39 years (70/1.8 = ~39)
Population Distribution • Population distribution: The location of population across geography/space. • Major shifts in population distribution occurred in the Twentieth Century in the United States: • --Concentration: Movement from Rural to Urban/Metro Areas • --Deconcentration: Movement from Central Cities to Suburbs • --Migration from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt • Planners are particularly interested in these changes and their impacts on the built and natural environments. • These macro-level changes have tremendous impacts upon communities of all sizes and in all areas of the United States.
Concentration Illustrated Roughly 4 of every 5 Americans lives in a metropolitan area now.
Deconcentration Illustrated As of 2000, 1 of every 2 Americans lives in a suburban area.
Population Composition • Population composition: The characteristics of the population. • Among those characteristics of interest to demographers and planners are: --Age --Sex --Race/Ethnicity • Again, the United States experienced many changes in these attributes throughout the Twentieth Century: --An aging population --The “rise of women” --An increasingly racially and ethnically diverse population
Population Pyramids • One way of looking at changes in the composition of a population is through Population Pyramids. • Population pyramids show the composition of a population by age and sex (percent population in all age-sex cohorts) • These pyramids typically show the following: • --Males on left side/Females on the right side • --Age groups as individual cohorts going from youngest on the bottom to oldest on the top • These pyramids can be done for different geographies and/or different racial and ethnic groups.
Measuring Population Change • Population change is simply the difference in population between two points in time. • Change can be expressed in Absolute or Percentage terms. • Absolute Change: The simple difference between population figures. Negative values indicate a loss in population. • Florida’s Absolute Population Change 1990-2000Pop 2000 – Pop 1990 15,982,378 – 12,937,926 = 3,044,452 • Percent Change: The relative growth rate over a period of time calculated as a percentage using the formula: [(New-Old)/Old] *100 • Florida’s Percent Population Change 1990-2000 (Pop2000-Pop1990)/Pop1990*100 • (15,982,378- 12,937,926) 12,937,926 * 100 = 23.53%
Example Percent Population Change Analysis U.S., Florida, and Leon County Population Change 1960-2000 U.S. %Chg Florida %Chg Leon Co %Chg • Florida and Leon County grew at much faster rates than the United States as a whole during the period 1960-2000. • Leon County’s growth mirrored that of Florida’s during this period.
Migration Mortality Fertility Components of Population Change • Demographers rely upon the “Demographic Balancing Equation” to very simply and elegantly summarize population change: • Pop2 = Pop1 + B – D + IM – OM, where • Pop2 = Population at a later time period • Pop1 = Population at an earlier time period • B = Births • D = Deaths • IM = In-Migration • OM = Out-Migration • The nature of population change is simple… changes can only occur through: 1) Births, 2) Deaths, or 3) Migration
Fertility Component • Fertility: The number of births that occur to an individual or in a population. • Fecundity: The physiological ability of individuals or couples to have children. Maximum fecundity for a population is believed to be 15 children. • Another key concept is the “at-risk population”. Only a certain subset of the population is “at-risk” for fertility Women aged 12-50 • Factors that affect fertility include: 1) Gender (Duh!) 4) Socioeconomic status 2) Age 5) Others Religion, Culture, Education 3) Race/Ethnicity • Common calculations related to fertility include:1) Total Fertility Rate: Average # of children in a “synthetic” family2) General Fertility Rate: #Births per 1000 women of childbearing age3) Crude Birth Rate: # Births/Midyear Population
Mortality Component • Mortality: Analyzes the number and causes of deaths in a population. • Life Span: The upper limit to human lives is theorized to be somewhere around 120, although there are reports of some people living as long as 135 years. • Factors affecting mortality include: 1) Age (J-curve) 4) Race/Ethnicity 2) Gender 5) Modernity 3) Socioeconomic status • Common calculations related to mortality include:1) Overall Death Rate: Deaths per 1000 population2) Crude Death Rate: # Deaths/Midyear Population3) Age-Sex-Race specific survival rates: The likelihood that an individual with certain characteristics will survive the year 4) Life Expectancy: The expected number of years an individual will live if they were to live their entire life right now. In 1900~30 (worldwide) By 2000~70 (worldwide)
Theory of the Demographic Transition • When taken together, mortality and fertility can combine to form four scenarios: • It is theorized that as countries move from less developed to more developed, they transition from a High Birth/High Death society to one of Low Birth/Low Death. It is during this transition that (it is theorized) developing countries experience a population boom. Why?
Migration Component • Migration: The movement of people into and out of a certain area. • Migration can occur at all geographic levels. 1) Neighborhood 2) Within a county 3) Across states: Out-migration versus In-migration 4) To a different country: Emigration (out of a country) versus Immigration (into a country) • Migration in the United States:Approximately 20% of Americans move per year Americans move about 11 times over their lifetimes (on average) • Factors affecting migration include 1) Age 2) Gender 3) Socioeconomic Status 4) Race and Ethnicity