Population Dynamics and Supply Systems

A Transdisciplinary Approach
Herausgegeben:Hummel, Diana;Mitarbeit:Hummel, Diana; Hertler, Christine; Janowicz, Cedric; Lux, Alexandra; Niemann, Steffen

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Produktbeschreibung

Während Industrieländer vor dem Problem schrumpfender Gesellschaften stehen, sind Entwicklungsländer mit den Folgen von Urbanisierung, Migration und Bevölkerungswachstum konfrontiert. Welche Auswirkungen hat diese Entwicklung auf die Versorgung mit Wasser, Nahrung und anderen Ressourcen? Die Autorinnen und Autoren untersuchen Entwicklungen in Afrika, Asien, dem Nahen Osten und Deutschland und zeigen, wie Versorgungssysteme an demografische Veränderungen angepasst werden können.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Campus Verlag / University of Chicago Press
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 38545
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: Mai 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 26mm x 141mm x 214mm
• Gewicht: 394g
• ISBN-13: 9783593385457
• ISBN-10: 3593385457
• Artikelnr.: 23332559

Autorenporträt

Dr. Diana Hummel ist Leiterin eines Projekts am Frankfurter Institut für sozial-ökologische Forschung (ISOE) zur Versorgung der Bevölkerung.

Inhaltsangabe

PrefaceIntroduction: Supplying the population as societal and scientific challengeDiana HummelPart A: The analytical frameworkDiana Hummel, Christine Hertler, Steffen Niemann, Alexandra Lux, Cedric Janowicz1 The demographic backgroundChanges in the discursive scenery 11 - The growing asynchronal development of global demographic changes 13 - Demographic transitions 19 - Impacts of demographic changes on society and environment 21 - Population dynamics as subject of scientific disciplines 25 - Demography and the population-environment-nexus 282 The central analytical concept: Supply systemsThe basis of sustainable development 38 - The dynamics of societal relations to nature 40 - Social-ecological systems 43 - Conceptual model of supply systems 47 - Social-ecological problem complexes within supply systems 51 - Peculiarities of, and linkages between, water and food supply systems 55 - Social-ecological transformations 573 Research object: Interactions between demographic processes and transformations of supply systemsDemographic factors relevant to supply systems 59 - Modeling related problems 62 - Problems related to the dynamics of demographic processes 63 - Regulation related problems 66 - Case studies 68Part B: Case studiesChristine Hertler1 Modeling food supply and demography in prehistoric human populationsA challenge: Reconstructing prehistoric populations 74 - Hominins as users in supply systems 76 - Habitats and resource dynamics 83 - Early hominins in their habitats 87 - Hominin migrations 92 - Conclusions 98Steffen Niemann2 Spatial aspects of supply: Migration, water transfer, and IWRMThe densely populated north of Namibia 103 - Migration and resource-distant population concentration 105 - IWRM and its specific spatial conception 113 - 'Area of alimentation' and 'area of consumption' 118 - Conclusion 124Cedric Janowicz3 The world goes urban: Food supply systems and urbanization processes in AfricaGlobal hunger and the Malthusian legacy 131 - The world goes urban: Urbanization processes in the 21st century 136 - Feeding African cities: Accra as case study 140 - Conclusions 158Alexandra Lux4 Shrinking cities and water supplyFacets of demographic shrinkage 162 - Effects of demographic trends on water consumption 164 - Consequences for water supply?learning from eastern Germany 171 - Impulses for future decision-making: Uncertainty and adaptability 174 - Conclusions: Designing infrastructure using the concept of supply systems 178Diana Hummel5 Population changes, water conflicts, and governance in the Middle EastResource scarcity, population dynamics and conflict 183 - Population dynamics the Jordan River Basin 185 - Water supply systems in the Jordan River Basin 194 - Potentials and risks of a virtual water strategy 202 - Conclusion 209Part C: SynthesisDiana Hummel, Christine Hertler, Cedric Janowicz, Alexandra Lux, Steffen Niemann1 Synopsis of case study resultsSummary and discussion of case study results 213 - Demographic changes examined in the case studies and their relevance for supply systems 221 - Interactions among population dynamics and supply systems 2262 Building sustainable supply systems: Requirements and prerequisitesSocial-ecological transformation and regulation of supply systems 234 - Challenges for the future regulation of supply systems 236 - Adaptivity and regulation capabilities of supply systems 2423 Conclusions and perspectivesReferencesList of figures and tablesAbout the authorsPreface
Introduction: Supplying the population as societal and scientific challenge
Diana Hummel

Part A: The analytical framework

Diana Hummel, Christine Hertler, Steffen Niemann, Alexandra Lux, Cedric Janowicz

1 The demographic background

Changes in the discursive scenery 11 - The growing asynchronal development of global demographic changes 13 - Demographic transitions 19 - Impacts of demographic changes on society and environment 21 - Population dynamics as subject of scientific disciplines 25 - Demography and the population-environment-nexus 28

2 The central analytical concept: Supply systems

The basis of sustainable development 38 - The dynamics of societal relations to nature 40 - Social-ecological systems 43 - Conceptual model of supply systems 47 - Social-ecological problem complexes within supply systems 51 - Peculiarities of, and linkages between, water and food supply systems 55 - Social-ecological transformations 57

3 Research object: Interactions between demographic processes and transformations of supply systems

Demographic factors relevant to supply systems 59 - Modeling related problems 62 - Problems related to the dynamics of demographic processes 63 - Regulation related problems 66 - Case studies 68

Part B: Case studies

Christine Hertler
1 Modeling food supply and demography in prehistoric human populations

A challenge: Reconstructing prehistoric populations 74 - Hominins as users in supply systems 76 - Habitats and resource dynamics 83 - Early hominins in their habitats 87 - Hominin migrations 92 - Conclusions 98

Steffen Niemann
2 Spatial aspects of supply: Migration, water transfer, and IWRM

The densely populated north of Namibia 103 - Migration and resource-distant population concentration 105 - IWRM and its specific spatial conception 113 - 'Area of alimentation' and 'area of consumption' 118 - Conclusion 124

Cedric Janowicz
3 The world goes urban: Food supply systems and urbanization processes in Africa
Global hunger and the Malthusian legacy 131 - The world goes urban: Urbanization processes in the 21st century 136 - Feeding African cities: Accra as case study 140 - Conclusions 158

Alexandra Lux
4 Shrinking cities and water supply

Facets of demographic shrinkage 162 - Effects of demographic trends on water consumption 164 - Consequences for water supply?learning from eastern Germany 171 - Impulses for future decision-making: Uncertainty and adaptability 174 - Conclusions: Designing infrastructure using the concept of supply systems 178

Diana Hummel
5 Population changes, water conflicts, and governance in the Middle East

Resource scarcity, population dynamics and conflict 183 - Population dynamics the Jordan River Basin 185 - Water supply systems in the Jordan River Basin 194 - Potentials and risks of a virtual water strategy 202 - Conclusion 209

Part C: Synthesis

Diana Hummel, Christine Hertler, Cedric Janowicz, Alexandra Lux, Steffen Niemann

1 Synopsis of case study results

Summary and discussion of case study results 213 - Demographic changes examined in the case studies and their relevance for supply systems 221 - Interactions among population dynamics and supply systems 226

2 Building sustainable supply systems: Requirements and prerequisites

Social-ecological transformation and regulation of supply systems 234 - Challenges for the future regulation of supply systems 236 - Adaptivity and regulation capabilities of supply systems 242

3 Conclusions and perspectives

References

List of figures and tables

About the authors