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The research programme of PRC, entitled "Population change, Health, Culture and Space", refers to research on the issues of population and health as embedded in the socio-cultural and spatial context in which people live. The research is part of and fits within the research programme of the Faculty of Spatial Sciences entitled
towards Well-being, Innovation and Spatial Transformation (tWIST)
Major characteristics of the research programme are:
- Research is conducted both at the macro (population) and micro level (the demographic behaviour of people)
- Research is conducted from the multi-disciplinary perspectives of demography, epidemiology, regional sciences, anthropology, geography, social ageing and nutrition
- Both quantitative and qualitative research methods are applied such as population projections, life table analysis; spatial and regional analysis; survey analysis; in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and observation.
- Research focuses on both building the body of scientific knowledge and on the translation of research into policies or interventions
The major research themes of PRC are:
- Healthy Ageing in Society
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Families, Housing and Residence
- Population, Mortality and Health
- Migration
- Culture and Health
- Nutrition and Health
- Population Change and Population Decline
Use the menu on the left to go to the research themes
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