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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...
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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.
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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.
14 NOV 2024 · Before diving into the alphabet of demography, one might naturally ask: what is demography? Answering this question in just a few minutes is no simple task—Professor Giulia Delogu provides an explanation.
14 NOV 2024 · The arrival of Columbus on American soil marked the beginning of one of the most tragic demographic catastrophes in history: the drastic decline of Native American populations. Daria Lupan discusses this with us.
14 NOV 2024 · The Anagrafi venete registers are an invaluable source of information for those studying demography or economic history. Conducted between 1766 and 1795 every five years, these censuses provide a vast array of data on the population and productive structures of the Venetian Republic in the 18th century. We delve into their history with Elia Paludetto.
14 NOV 2024 · The “Bills of mortality” were statistics on mortality concerning the city of London, published weekly at intermittent times coinciding with the recurring spread of the plague in the urban center starting in the 16th century. Riccardo Donà talks to us about this.
14 NOV 2024 · The use of contraceptives and the control of population growth have always been controversial topics. We welcome Sofia Sydney Giorgi to our microphones, who explains how contraception has historically been used by governments to pursue various economic and political goals.
14 NOV 2024 · Ester Boserup was a Danish economist whose theories on the link between agricultural growth and population density had a significant impact. Beniamino explores her history and that of the model she developed.
14 NOV 2024 · Luigi Cavalli-Sforza was a remarkable geneticist: he was one of the first to explore the possibility of tracing human history through the analysis of the genes of the modern human. His studies combined demography with blood group analysis from various communities, allowing the mapping of prehistoric migratory movements. Stefan Dobrijevic discusses this with us.
14 NOV 2024 · Throughout history, the evolution of human demography has been influenced by forces greater than human control: climate change, geological phenomena, natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and the availability of resources… Tommaso Luperto describes to us the intrinsic interdependence of these factors.
14 NOV 2024 · Large urban centers are overcrowded with too many inhabitants; elsewhere, however, population decline has become a serious issue. Francesca Stefani outlines the inevitable difficulties of both extremes of population density.
14 NOV 2024 · An epidemic is defined as the rapid transmission of an infectious disease within a community: the more people live in a community, the more easily a disease can spread, making the relationship between the impact of this phenomenon and population density directly proportional. Some demographers have theorized that epidemics are an example of an inevitable “crisis point” after a period of socioeconomic growth. Grace joins us to explore this topic.
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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...
show more
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.
show less
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.
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| Author | Ilaria |
| Organization | Radio Ca' Foscari |
| Categories | Social Sciences |
| Website | - |
| radiocafoscari@unive.it |
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