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Population cannot exist without environment in which people live, and utilize the fruits of development. Recent developments across the world,  such as increasing stress on rapid industrialization, globalization of market economy and over-exploitation of resources, expose populations to environmental degradation, hazardous materials and situations, disasters, conflicts, and migrations. All  these necessitate an integrated study of population, environment and development, to which this volume makes its contribution. The present book Geography of Population is divided into four sections. Section One is devoted to environmental perception, problems and policies in the socio-economic context. Section Two deals with population issues relating  to population pressure, fertility, poverty and resources. Section Three analyzes the present and emerging characteristics and problems of rural and urban development, and migration. And, Section Four discusses the impacts of development and disasters, and looks into the issues and strategies for mitigation of losses and welfare of people. This volume is an extremely useful addition to the literature on demographic studies, and can be used both as a textbook and a reference volume. About the Author S.L. Kayastha, an eminent geographer with wide national and international recognition, served as Professor and Head, Department of Geography, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He held numerous academic as well as visiting appointments in India and abroad and was actively associated with the IGU Commission on Population Geography and Environmental Problems. He has published extensively in the areas of population, environment and development, and natural disaster management.