人口学概论(理论), 指标, 方法和数据来源)以及从全球角度分析人口趋势和挑战, 比较与历史视角. 人口变化的主要过程是:生育率, 死亡率, 移民与城市化, 特别注意这些过程的原因和后果. Consequences of demographic change and population policies: population aging and sustainability of the welfare state; overpopulation, environmental and health risks; the processes of urbanization, 种族隔离, spatial diffusion and networks; demography, 贫困与经济增长.