290018 PS Introduction to Population Geography (2007W)

Aim of the Undergratuate Course "Introduction to Population Geography" is to give an overview over the main methods and fields of research of population geography. The following aspects are discussed: development of population geography and related disciplines, national and international sources of population data and problems of interpretation, aspects of population distribution, the analysis of population structure (age, sex, family and household, economic activity, social structure etc.), fertility - measurement and theories, spatial mobility/internal and international migration - measurement and theories, components of population change - measurement and theories, (regional) population projections, global trends of population change and selected aspects of population change in Austria.
Moreover each participant is required to produce a research paper on all relevant aspects of population change and structure in a small Austrian area.