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China Loosens One-Child Policy

The Communist Party announced on Nov. 15 two huge changes to two long-term policies that exerted enormous control over its citizens. More couples will be allowed to have additional children and "reeducation through labor camps" will be abolished.

November 22, 2013 - The New York Times - Asia Pacific

A More Accurate Measurement of Community Connection

To better understand a city's size, look not to its resident population total but to its daytime population. 'Commuter-adjusted populations' have implications for everything from emergency evacuation procedures to transportation infrastructure.

May 31, 2013 - The Atlantic Cities

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Asia's Emergence in One Stunning Map

A simple graphic posted to Reddit recently shows that more than half of the world's total population resides within a circle drawn over Asia. For Matthew Yglesias, it "underscores the fundamental truth of 21st-century economics."

May 8, 2013 - Slate

Sierra Club Changes Position on Immigration

Ever since the divisive, internecine battles almost a decade ago, Sierra Club has steered clear of taking decisive postions on immigration - until April 24 when their board unanimously endorsed a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

April 28, 2013 - Daily Grist

Demographer: Ideal California Population Would Be 20 Million, But....

...38 million people are already here, explains USC Professor Dowell Myers in response to the question, "Is California's growth slow-down a problem?" Myers new research is on the implications of the state's baby bust.

February 8, 2013 - KQED News Fix

New York and London Square Off For Bragging Rights

In London last week, a good-natured debate took place between Boris Johnson, mayor of London, and New York City deputy mayors Howard Wolfson and Robert K. Steel for ultimate mega-city bragging rights.

February 19, 2012 - The Atlantic Cities

In Canada, Suburbs Growing Fast

In an analysis of newly released census data, Wendell Cox outlines recent population trends in the fastest-growing country in the G-8.

February 15, 2012 - newgeography

Are Americans Ready to Live in Smaller Homes?

As the world population reaches 7 billion some U.S. builders are working on smaller, compact homes.

November 1, 2011 - NPR Morning Edition

Could Detroit Rise Again?

Detroit has become our most notorious story of urban collapse. But reporter Matthew Power suggests that we consider the city's official motto: "It shall rise from the ashes."

June 6, 2011 - OnEarth Magazine

California's Population Moves Northward

The "population center" is a statistical construct that designates the midpoint where the Northern and Southern California populations are equally balanced on either side. For the first time in a century, that midpoint has moved northward.

April 19, 2011 - The Contra Costa Times

Population Change in America's Biggest Metros

This post crunches the numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau to track population growth in America's largest metropolitan areas between 2000 and 2010.

March 21, 2011 - Urbanophile

Population & Global Warming: Urbanization Increases Emissions

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows how population growth increases greenhouse gas emissions. More importantly, two demographic factors shape the increase, urbanization and aging -with opposite effects.

October 25, 2010 - BBC News - Science & Environment

The Issue No One Likes To Talk About

Population is the last taboo, says Mother Jones, but on the way to 10 billion in 2045, we might want to consider having the conversation.

May 11, 2010 - Mother Jones

A City To Live In

The tide is turning from the last half century, with population trends heading inward and urban from the sundered seas of suburbia.

January 23, 2010 - New Urban News

Mapping Population Density of Nations

These maps are distorted to emphasize areas with higher populations. Check out the warped US and bloated Australia.

October 9, 2009 - Fast Company

Census Undercounts May Cost State

An audit of the past census found that 373,567 Texans were not counted, for an estimated loss of $2,913 per person-or $1 billion in federal funds from 2002 to 2012.

June 11, 2009 - The Houston Chronicle

The President and Population Growth

Neal Pierce of Citiwire.net returns to the population issue, this time addressing U.S. federal foreign and domestic policies regarding the issue.

October 4, 2008 - Citiwire.net

Planning for NYC's Seniors

A predicted upsurge of seniors living in New York City within the next 20 years poses new challenges for the city. According to a report by the New York Academy of Medicine, however, good design and planning may be part of the solution.

September 18, 2008 - The Architect's Newspaper

Diversity from the Bottom Up: Minority Youth Are Becoming a Majority

Integrated inner-city public schools were the first to see this phenomenon more than 20 years ago -- classrooms that were predominately children of color. This was attributed to White Flight: the abandoning of the inner city by middle class Caucasians. Not only are minority youth populations the majority of the public school enrollments throughout the country, they are also now a majority of several United States cities and counties.

August 8, 2008 - The New York Times

The Mega Capital of the World

China is rapidly becoming home to more and more mega-cities, and there's little sign of it slowing down.

August 7, 2008 - The Washington Post

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