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CLOUDS IN THE CRYSTAL BALL
Author(s) -
McKee Jack E.,
Rice. Thomas R.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1974.tb02021.x
Subject(s) - overpopulation , order (exchange) , population , ball (mathematics) , business , environmental planning , geography , mathematics , finance , sociology , mathematical analysis , demography
Population forecasting has become increasingly important in recent years. Planners of all types, including water‐utility planners, need to know what future populations will be in areas that they serve in order to be sure that the people will be provided with needed facilities of all kinds. Forecasting has become difficult, however, because of concern with the environment and overpopulation.