Open AccessMain stages of formation of geodemographics
Author(s) -
V. Yavorskaya
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
vìsnik lʹvìvsʹkogo unìversitetu. serìâ geografìčna
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2415-7201
pISSN - 2078-6441
DOI - 10.30970/vgg.2013.46.1503
Subject(s) - population , geography , economic geography , settlement (finance) , demographics , human geography , historical geography , stage (stratigraphy) , demography , regional science , sociology , geology , computer science , paleontology , payment , world wide web
The article discussed in detail the stages of formation and development geodemographics as a modern scientific direction of population geography. In the first stage a central place in the knowledge of the population belongs to demographics. In the second stage increases the interaction of demography with neighboring disciplines, including geography. At their junction, a new discipline ‒ Geography of population is forming. In the third stage is forming a new trend of population geography that focuses on the study of regional differences in population and settlement, and development of regional population policy, which we call geodemographics. Key words: demography, population geography, geodemographics, geodemographic process.