Introduction to part I

Authors

Don Lafreniere, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Ian Gregory, Lancaster University
Don DeBats, Flinders University

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

1-18-2018

Department

Department of Social Sciences

Abstract

The study of population distribution, dynamics of population growth, socio-economic characteristics, and migration have been a long preoccupation of scholars. Traditionally, the study of population fell within two disciplines, with the field of population geography most interested in the spatial distribution and variations of populations (migration, mobility, settlement) while its cognate discipline of demography has focused on the population dynamics of mortality, fertility, and marriage. In recent decades, we see the boundaries between these disciplines blurred, with scholars from anthropology, economics, biology, psychology, and especially history.

Publisher's Statement

© 2018 selection and editorial matter, Ian Gregory, Don DeBats and Don Lafreniere. Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315099781

Publication Title

The Routledge Companion to Spatial History

Recommended Citation

Lafreniere, D., Gregory, I., & DeBats, D. (2018). Introduction to part I. The Routledge Companion to Spatial History, 9-11. http://doi.org/10.4324/9781315099781-2
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