Title:	Demography for Planning and Policy: Australian Case Studies
Authors:	Tom Wilson Elin Charles-Edwards Martin Bell
Keywords:	Case Studies
Issue Date:	2016
Publisher:	Springer
Description:	As the fi rst book to provide a look at the broad range of potential demographic applications in Australia, this volume fi lls a long-standing gap and does so very admirably. The ten substantive chapters along with the Introduction show that demographers in Australia are using demographic data, methods, and perspectives to help solve important issues in both the public and private sectors. Assembling these studies in a single location is a great service to Australians. While these chapters represent case studies in Australia, the methods and per- spectives described in them can be profi tably used in many other countries. In this sense, the book can be viewed as an update to the collection of case studies assem- bled over 20 years ago by Kintner et al. (1994) that focused on applied demography in the United States. Taken together, both books provide not only an international perspective but also a glimpse at the evolution of applied demography over time; importantly, they also show the commonalities in methods and perspectives found among applied demographers across more than 20 years and several thousand miles. In terms of the evolution of applied demography, Chap. 9 (Bell and Cooper) is an example of how far spatial demography has come since the work by Kintner et al. (1994). A similar perspective is provided in Chap. 10 (Tang et al.). In terms of commonalities, the main links between Kintner et al. (1994) and the current volume are found in the areas of population estimation and forecasting. The computer platforms, software, internet services, and data access are very different now than what was found 20 years ago, and the ability to generate estimates and forecasts of populations refl ects these changes as can be seen in Chaps. 3 (Charles- Edwards), 4 (Wilson), and 7 (Pullar et al.). However, underlying these new develop- ments are demographic perspectives and methods that have not changed much. Another common area is the use of demographic information by governmental enti- ties to allocate resources. The description provided in Chap. 2 (Corr) may vary in the details, but the general framework is very similar to that found in the United States 20 years ago and today.
URI:	http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/54140
ISBN:	978-3-319-22135-9
Appears in Collections:	Population Studies

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