The Population of the UK

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Did you know that </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>where </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>you were born may affect </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>when </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>you die?</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Population of the UK</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> explains how geography - in the widest sense - makes a difference to life outcomes. It explains the geographical differences in key socio-economic variables - like education health and work - that illustrate the UK's stark social inequalities and affect everyone's lives.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Written for undergraduate students across social science disciplines this unique text presents a social geography of the UK which:</span></p><p></p><ul><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Contains over 100 maps. These are drawn in proportion to the numbers of people being depicted and so represent the human geography of the UK in a fair way.</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Visualises quantitative evidence. The very latest statistics from numerous sources - including the 2010 election - reveal the many aspects of the underlying geographical structure of society in the UK.</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Relates geographies of identity to geographies of inequality mortality work and settlement and in a final chapter shows how the UK's population fits in to the world picture of who has most of what and where.</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Using the most advanced cartographic techniques of social mapping employed anywhere in the world</span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> The Population of the UK</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> explains the nuts and bolts of UK population in comparative context.</span></p><p></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A note on data:</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Much of the data comes from 2010 and 2011. However because as yet only the age and sex data from the 2011 census has been released the book shows 2001 patterns where only census data can reveal it. As 2011 census data is released Danny plans to update the maps on-line.</span></p><p></p>