An intense period of human population expansion over the past 250 years is about to cease.
Total fertility rates are falling dramatically all over the world such that highly industrialized …

Over the past half a century many countries have witnessed a rapid fall in total fertility rates,
particularly in the world's most advanced economies including the industrial powerhouses of …

Over the past half-century, the world has witnessed a steep decline in fertility rates in
virtually every country on Earth. This universal decline in fertility is being driven by …

First, we want to define what we mean by “Human Reproductive Ecology” and what we saw
as the impetus for this meeting. Following the dictionary and several of our proposal …

The total fertility rate, average number of children per female, has been falling in the US
since 1958. By 1973 fertility had fallen below replacement (2.1 children), and now 50 years …

In brief Over the past half century, the world has witnessed an unprecedented decline in
human fertility rates. This analysis reviews the various socioeconomic, cultural, and …

A severe decline in child births has occurred over the past half century, which will lead to
considerable population declines, particularly in industrialized regions. A crucial question is …

As we enter the twenty-first century, a number of medical, environmental, and social
changes have profoundly affected human reproduction. This book discusses some of the …

The total fertility rate has reached an all-time low as the global average fertility rate is
currently just less than 2.5 children per woman compared to 4.5 births per woman in 1970 …

Over the past several decades, the world and most countries have undergone
unprecedented demographic change. The most obvious example of this change is the rise …