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Åldrande och hållbarhet: Perspektiv på den demografiska transitionens framtida miljökonsekvenser

Pawlik, Karol LU (2019) HEKK01 20182
Human Ecology
Abstract
The demographic transition has in modern times encompassed most of the world to various degrees. Characteristic of the transition is a pronounced decline in both birth and death rates compared to the pre-transitional state, significantly changing the age composition of a society with a resultant increase in elderly people and decrease in children. This qualitative study aims to examine the potential future technological and economic effects regarding the care and providing for elderly people as well as the environmental effects of this continuing phenomenon. This was done by interviewing four experts in the field of demographic research in addition to doing a comparative idea analysis of two particularly opinionated texts from the public... (More)
The demographic transition has in modern times encompassed most of the world to various degrees. Characteristic of the transition is a pronounced decline in both birth and death rates compared to the pre-transitional state, significantly changing the age composition of a society with a resultant increase in elderly people and decrease in children. This qualitative study aims to examine the potential future technological and economic effects regarding the care and providing for elderly people as well as the environmental effects of this continuing phenomenon. This was done by interviewing four experts in the field of demographic research in addition to doing a comparative idea analysis of two particularly opinionated texts from the public debate, to convey the broad array of perspectives on these subjects. According to the interview subjects and based on today, the difference in environmental impact of elderly people compared to other age groups will be negligible except possibly in particular circumstances. However, their statements also suggest that a source of additional productive labor will be needed to accommodate the financial and personal needs of elderly people in the future. (Less)
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author
Pawlik, Karol LU
supervisor
organization
course
HEKK01 20182
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
aging, demographic transition, elderly, environment, sustainability
language
Swedish
id
8966134
date added to LUP
2019-01-21 13:11:40
date last changed
2019-01-21 13:11:40
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  abstract     = {{The demographic transition has in modern times encompassed most of the world to various degrees. Characteristic of the transition is a pronounced decline in both birth and death rates compared to the pre-transitional state, significantly changing the age composition of a society with a resultant increase in elderly people and decrease in children. This qualitative study aims to examine the potential future technological and economic effects regarding the care and providing for elderly people as well as the environmental effects of this continuing phenomenon. This was done by interviewing four experts in the field of demographic research in addition to doing a comparative idea analysis of two particularly opinionated texts from the public debate, to convey the broad array of perspectives on these subjects. According to the interview subjects and based on today, the difference in environmental impact of elderly people compared to other age groups will be negligible except possibly in particular circumstances. However, their statements also suggest that a source of additional productive labor will be needed to accommodate the financial and personal needs of elderly people in the future.}},
  author       = {{Pawlik, Karol}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Åldrande och hållbarhet: Perspektiv på den demografiska transitionens framtida miljökonsekvenser}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}