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African Population Studies
http://www.bioline.org.br/ep
This is a peer-reviewed, bi-lingual journal produced by the Union for African Population Studies. It publishes original research on African population, development and related fields in French and English. Tables of contents and abstracts are available from this site.
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Center for Population Economics, University of Chicago
http://www.cpe.uchicago.edu/
The CPE is based at the University of Chicago, USA. The site is introduced as "a valuable resource for researchers in many fields" and offers the CPE's data sets and research. Users need to register to use the datasets. Research covers such subjects as social statistics of cities, the American Civil War and the FILAM Projects - a study of individuals born in various US cities between 1910 and 1935.
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Cuban rafter phenomenon
http://balseros.miami.edu/Mainnavigation.htm
This site explores the Cuban rafter phenomenon, the migration of Cubans, balseros, to the United States from 1994. The site gives details of the balseros, their journeys, and looks at some of the wider issues behind the Cuban migrations. An extensive bibliography is included. The Cuban Rafter Project was organized by the University of Miami (UM), Florida International University (FIU) and St. Thomas University (STU). Flash MX Player, Adobe Acrobat Reader and Real Player installed as browser plug-ins on your computer are required to take advantage of some of the information collected on the site. There is a background sound of waves which can be switched off if required. Much of the site is also available in Spanish.
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Development and Transition
http://www.developmentandtransition.net/
The Development and Transition newsletter is published three times a year as a joint enterprise between United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and London School of Economics (LSE). It "aims to be a forum for policy-oriented discussions and debates about how the nature, evolution and challenges of development and transition intersect in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and also Turkey." Previous issues are available online in PDF and HTML from no. 1, 2005 onwards. There is also an option to set up a free subscription to new editions as published.
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European Country of Origin Information Network
http://www.ecoi.net/
The European Country of Origin Information Network makes available reports on countries worldwide, and written by non-governmental, governmental and international organisations, news, maps and national laws, with a special focus on the needs of asylum lawyers, refugee counsels and persons deciding on claims for asylum and other forms of international protection. The site can be searched by country, by keyword, or by origin or type of document. Also available are links to other relevant websites, personalisation options, and other information. Although designed primarily for asylum purposes, the site is of more general interest for demography and country information. A newletter is available free online on registration. Parts of the site are also available in German.
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Geodemographics Knowledge Base
http://geodemographics.org.uk/
The Geodemographics Knowledge Base is a comprehensive directory of websites for people interested in the application of geodemographics and geo-spatial analysis. It is provided by MRS, a company specialising in market research and business intelligence. The sites include government, academic and business sources from Europe and America. They are divided into 5 sections called Geodemographics, Geoanalysis, Data Sources, 2001 Census, and Europe, and arranged alphabetically within each section. It is possible to sign up for an RSS feed to alert you to new websites appearing on the site.
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International Journal of Population Geography
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/15448
The International Journal of Population Geography is international in scope and aims to cover " ... developed and less developed countries ... embracing all the main fields of interest in population geography." The journal is published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd in association with the Population Geography Research Group. The website provides access to contents and abstracts as well as details of instructions to authors and membership of the editorial board. Full text articles are available to users of subscribing institutions or on a pay-per-view basis.
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International Migration and the Millenium Development Goals
http://www.unfpa.org/publications/detail.cfm?ID=246&filterListType=
These selected papers from an UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) Expert Group Meeting were published in 2005. International migration is seen as both a facilitating and constraining factor in the achievement of MDGs (Millenium Development Goals). The meeting provided information for policy makers in planning and policy development on best practices in this complex area. Invited experts were requested to speak on a number of topics relating to migration and development, including poverty reduction, health, gender, environment and global partnerships for development.
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Irish Geography
http://www.ucd.ie/gsi/journal.html
Irish Geography is the journal of the Geographical Society of Ireland, and is the premier peer-reviewed journal devoted to the geography of Ireland. It is published twice a year, and articles cover a range of issues including historical geography, geomorphology, modern human geography, and environmental issues. Contents pages and abstracts are available back to 1995, with many articles available in full text in .pdf format. There are plans to include earlier issues also in due course. Adobe Acrobat will be required to access the full text articles.
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Population Handbook
http://www.prb.org/pdf/PopHandbook_Eng.pdf
The Population Handbook is published by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) based in Washington, DC. The handbook is a quick guide to population dynamics for journalists, policymakers, teachers, and students. It explains how to calculate and use major rates, ratios, and other measures from the birth rate to the life table. Also includes tips on interpreting population data. Full text is available, though you will need Adobe Acrobat to access it.
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Poverty Action Lab
http://www.povertyactionlab.org/
The Poverty Action Lab was founded in the Economics Department of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2003. "The mission of the lab is to translate research into action that helps the lives of the poor in their communities. It is the only research center in the world devoted to combating global poverty by rigorously testing the effectiveness of poverty programs through the use of randomized evaluations. The lab applies the same level of rigor to the measurement of poverty alleviation programs as is routinely used to test the effectiveness of medications." The website gives details on ongoing and completed projects, staff, news and of the executive training program on the evaluation of social programs run by the lab.
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Thematic guide to migration
http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/support/user_guides/I4D.asp
The thematic guide to migration is published by ESDS International, and provides advice on finding both macro and micro data sources on migration, with particular reference to the datasets made available by ESDS International itself. It includes comments on cross-country comparability, and also provides links to other sources of information and data on migration issues.
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Uuorld
http://www.uuorld.com/
Uuorld is a data visualisation service that offers free download of software for Windows XP/Vista, Mac OS X and Linux. The download includes a preloaded set of international statistics, and some video tutorials to demonstrate how the product can be used to provide visualisation of data. It is possible to load your own data, images and video into the software which then provides "simple navigation across regions and statistics, enabling exploratory analysis of your data. With multiple region levels supported simultaneously, it is possible to view international patterns and then quickly zoom in, viewing the same data on national, state, county, or neighborhood levels. Alternating among levels of presentation not only allows you to more effectively and efficiently present your data, but also emphasizes correlations in your data that may not otherwise be apparent in a simple chart or graph." The website provides further details about the product, and about the team who created it.
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World Data Center (WDC) for Human Interactions in the Environment
http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/wdc/index.jsp
The World Data Center (WDC) for Human Interactions in the Environment is one of a collection of similar Centers established by the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU). The Center is based within the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University. The aim of the the WDC for Human Interactions in the Environment is to further the understanding of the impact of human activity on the environment by facilitating through its website access to a range of integrated socioeconomic, geophysical and ecological databases. It provides access to "a wide range of global data, associated documentation, and visualization and analysis tools, and to the community of experts on global data." Users may search individual databases or across a range specific to their area of interest.
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World Population Data Sheets
http://www.prb.org/Publications/Datasheets.aspx
The World Population Data Sheets are published regularly by the US based Population Reference Bureau (PRB). Several years worth are available from this webpage in pdf format. The first few pages of each datasheet highlight significant world wide population information for the year, and then continue with demographic, economic and environmental data for most countries of the world. At the end is a page of notes, sources, and definitions. The page also gives access to data sheets on other population related matters.
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