This blog is intended to go along with Population: An Introduction to Concepts and Issues, by John R. Weeks, published by Cengage Learning. The latest edition is the 13th (it will be out in January 2020), but this blog is meant to complement any edition of the book by showing the way in which demographic issues are regularly in the news.

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Monday, February 20, 2012

The World According to Air Traffic

The nighttime lights satellite images from NOAA have provided powerful images of where people actually live in the world--at least those with access to electricity at night. I recently was pointed to a YouTube site in which air traffic in the world is modeled for a 24-hour period. This provides a glimpse of the demographic networking in those parts of the world with enough money to fly in planes. Check it out.

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