Population Dynamics and Projection Methods formatIsbn:Softcover 9789400735408 This symposium continued the series van Oystaeyen This symposium continued the series of conferences on the dense interstellar medium which has been organized every 5 years since 1988 by the I the present one was organized under the aegis of the Ettore Majorana Centre as a NATO Advanced Study Institute This book demonstrates the application of theoretical and modelling methods and addresses key issues relating to contemporary demographic patterns and trends Population dynamics at national level are partly determined by levels of fertility and mortality