Population change - Chronic illness
Sociological discussion programme, presented by Laurie Taylor. Population change: Laurie Taylor explores one of the greatest global challenges.
Population change - how will it transform the world? Laurie Taylor talks to Sarah Harper, Professor of Gerontology at the University of Oxford, about one of the greatest global challenges of the 21st century. She's joined by Robert Mayhew, Professor of Historical Geography at the University of Bristol.
Also, a cross cultural study of chronic illness management. Ivaylo Vassilev, Senior Research Fellow in Health Sciences at the University of Southampton, discusses the different experiences and perceptions of people suffering with diabetes in the UK and Bulgaria.
Producer: Jayne Egerton.
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Sarah Harper, 'How Population Change Will Transform Our World", (OUP, July 2016)Robert Mayhew, 'Malthus: The Life and Legacies of an Untimely Prophet', (Harvard University Press, 2014)
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- Wed 16 Nov 2016 16:00麻豆社 Radio 4
- Mon 21 Nov 2016 00:15麻豆社 Radio 4
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