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The ABC of Demography

The ABC of Demography

By: Ilaria
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 The ABC of Demography is a podcast series created by Giulia Delogu and developed as a workshop within the course “Population History” (a.y. 2023/2024) of the PISE undergraduate program at Ca' Foscari University, with the aim of making key demographic topics more accessible.

The episodes, written and recorded by the students, analyze events (such as the Neolithic Revolution and epidemics), thinkers (like Robert Thomas Malthus, Ester Boserup, and Luigi Luca Cavalli Sforza), theories (such as mercantilism and neo-Malthusianism), tools (like the Venetian registers and Bills of Mortality), and concepts (such as density, life expectancy, and overpopulation), which over the millennia have defined and described the history of the human population.Copyright Ilaria Science Social Sciences
Episodes
  • O - Overpopulation

    O - Overpopulation
    Nov 14 2024
    Overpopulation is a demographic issue closely related to resource distribution and sustainability. We delve deeper into the topic with Chiara Gullo.
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    5 mins
  • N - neomalthusianism

    N - neomalthusianism
    Nov 14 2024
    How do we respond to Thomas Robert Malthus’ theories? In this episode, we discuss neo-Malthusianism and how the implementation of birth control measures can prevent the widening gap between available resources and population growth.
    The text is written by Elisa Antonia Blaj
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    5 mins
  • N - Neolithic Revolution

    N - Neolithic Revolution
    Nov 14 2024
    So far, we’ve analyzed periods “only” a few centuries distant from us: in this episode, Luna Aimeri takes us on a journey over 10,000 years back in time to discuss the demographic transformations of the Neolithic Revolution.
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    7 mins
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