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A publication of great impact providing insights into the future direction that countries and major organizations are likely to take in information technology development. It contains contributions...

This study identifies and discusses sociodemographic structures, processes and trends that entail risks for individuals, households and communities in the small island developing States of the...

This document is intended to provide a frame of reference for the design and implementation of a system of indicators for use in following up on the goals agreed upon at the International Conference...

This paper reveals how new border control regulations, implemented after the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001, have had an impact on the lives of over 12 million people living around the USA...

This paper presents three demographic models useful for projections of social sector demand. The first model is a probabilistic national population forecast. The second model forecasts the population...

This report summarizes the debates and conclusions of the Symposium on International Migration, which was held in Costa Rica from 4-6 September 2000. It discusses such issues as: migration trends and...

This document describes the main social, economic, political and demographic features of Latin America and the Caribbean in the last 10 years as a backdrop to the implementation in the region of the...

This Bulletin presents the experiences and acquired wisdom of international energy experts and describes through case studies the successes and failures of their energy technology. It also focuses on...

Rapidly changing technologies and their socio-economic implications have made it imperative to analyze more closely the relationship between technological advances and socio-economic development...

New technology plays a crucial part in the development process. This Bulletin provides the opportunity to gain full insight into the role materials technology plays in development.

This issue of the Advanced Technology Assessment (ATAS) deals with the topic of environmentally sound technologies (ESTs). The purpose of this Assessment is to help policy makers and regulators to...

The report discusses three main topics: special distribution trends of indigenous peoples in Latin America, with emphasis on the urbanization process and the spatial pattern of this population within...

This book is an extended collection of papers that present an in-depth examination of and numerous case studies on this subject of worldwide concern. The articles presented are grouped under six main...

This publication presents a discussion on the state-of-the-art in both technology and applications and predicts extensive usage by the year 2000. The extensive world-wide collection of papers offer...

Biotechnology will play an important role in feeding the world's growing population. Further increases in output can be achieved using existing technologies. This publication assesses the technology...

A publication of great impact providing insights into the future direction that countries and major organizations are likely to take in information technology development. It contains written...

This report refers to the results of a survey conducted in the framework of the activities of the Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre (CELADE) to develop systems of indicators for follow...