#demographics — Public Fediverse posts

Sumner’s theory of declining fertility as being driven primarily by increasingly good entertainment and leisure options makes sense. There are certainly other factors, but this focuses on broadening out the facile, “it’s the phones,” theory.

#economics #demographics

https://scottsumner.substack.com/p/its-the-fun

Polish conservatives split ahead of 2027 election – POLITICO

This weakness in the polls is likely to be exacerbated by the split, as conservative and nationalist voters…
#Poland #Polska #PL #Europe #Europa #EU #DonaldTusk #2025PolishPresidency #Demographics #Education #Elections #JarosławKaczyński #KarolNawrocki #LGBTQ #MateuszMorawiecki #Media #Parliament #Platforms #PolishPolitics #Rights #RuleofLaw
https://www.europesays.com/poland/24155/

Young Australians' home ownership rate at an 80-year low, report shows
By Aoife Hilton

A new report shows generational inequality is pushing young Australians out of the housing market.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/first-generation-in-australia-to-fall-behind/107077612

#HousingPolicy #YoungPeople #Demographics #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #PopulationGroups #AoifeHilton

Economic Analysis Division releases 12th ‘Wyoming and County Profiles’ | Local News

CHEYENNE – The 12th edition of “Wyoming and County Profiles” has been released by the state of Wyoming’s…
#Economy #demographics #distributionofwealth #economicanalysisdivision #economics #laramie #laramiecounty #localbriefs #Socialissues #SocialPolicy #TetonCounty #Wyoming
https://www.europesays.com/3208199/

Economic Analysis Division releases 12th ‘Wyoming and County Profiles’ | Local News https://www.byteseu.com/2296693/ #demographics #DistributionOfWealth #EconomicAnalysisDivision #Economics #economy #Laramie #LaramieCounty #LocalBriefs #SocialIssues #SocialPolicy #TetonCounty #wyoming

Socio-Hydrology Modeling Captures How Inequalities Impact Community Flood Resilience
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2025WR041393 <-- shared paper
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https://www.americanprogress.org/article/how-fema-can-build-rural-resilience-through-disaster-preparedness/ <-- shared technical/opinion article
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https://www.carbonbrief.org/us-flooding-increase-will-disproportionately-impact-black-and-low-income-groups <-- shared technical/opinion article
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https://headwaterseconomics.org/natural-hazards/unequal-impacts-of-flooding/ <-- shared technical/opinion article
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https://youtu.be/8jVRsD8wgMM?si=qBHchWZWkYRGbTdE <-- shared opinion video
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https://fedcommunities.org/lower-income-neighborhoods-face-greater-flood-risk-tougher-recovery/ <-- shared technical/opinion article
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H/T @matthew Preisser | PhD Civil Engineering, Natural Hazard Modeler and Socio-Hydrologists
“How can we better understand the dynamic feedbacks between the environment and society?
Socio-hydrology models are often built around the assumption that cities act as homogeneous entities, without capturing the variable capacity of communities with different underlying socioeconomic characteristics to respond to and recover from disasters.
In this study, [the authors] developed a disaggregated approach to model community-specific adaptive capacity, allowing [them] to examine how inequalities influence flood recovery and resilience. This framework provide[d] a basis for exploring hypotheses about the relationships between growth, inequality, and community resilience in the face of flood hazards.
[Their] results highlighted] the importance of considering community-level dynamics when developing flood mitigation and disaster response strategies that balance economic growth with equity. Many challenges remain in applying socio-hydrology models to real-world settings, but this work takes a step toward incorporating more realistic representations of socioeconomic inequality into human–water systems while preserving the generality and flexibility that make conceptual models useful…”
#risk #hazard #water #hydrology #flood #society #flooding #USA #SocioHydrology #naturalhazard #socioeconomic #population #demographics #infrastructure #damage #disaster #disaggregated #model #modeling #community #adaptiveresponse #growth #inequality #communityresilience #floodhazard #floodmitigation #disasterresponse #equity #city #town #rural #urban #economy #cost

Global population growth peaked six decades ago.

The increase in the world’s population is not exponential.

The global population is growing, but the growth rate has declined since its peak six decades ago.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260723-global-population-growth-peaked-six-decades-ago?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#PopulationGrowth #Population #Demographics

Half Of European Municipalities Have Fewer Inhabitants Than 60 Years Ago
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https://correctiv.org/aktuelles/2026/04/21/die-haelfte-der-europaeischen-gemeinden-hat-weniger-einwohner-als-vor-60-jahren/ <-- shared technical / spatiotemporal article
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https://data.jrc.ec.europa.eu/dataset/37fcacbf-12e2-4b31-b1af-83117a74b2c7 <-- shared European Joint Research Centre (JRC) ARDECO Local Population Time-Series – 1961-2024
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #emptyspain #demographics #population #agingpopulation #declining #birthrate #immigration #emigration #shrinking #interactive #webmap #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #Europe #geostatistics #logistics #rural #urban #city #transportation #cost #economics #services #infrastructure #workers #qualityoflife #planning
@JointResearchCentre #JRC @europeancommission @correctiv_org

Hanging Glaciers In Himalaya Reveal Rising Avalanche Risk
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https://www.nature.com/articles/d44151-026-00072-2 <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44304-026-00205-8 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #risk #hazard #monitoring #engineeringgeology #naturalhazard #Himalaya #Himalayas #Alaknanda #basin #Garhwal #India #ice #cryosphere #massmovement #avalanche #glacier #hangingglacier #cryosphere #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #sentinel2 #DEM #elevation #model #modeling #GlabTop2 #unstable #hanging #BadrinathMana #impact #infrastructure #damage #HEP #urbanisation #development #population #publicsafety #demographics #glacialretreat #melting #Chamoli #disaster #earlywarningsystems #Himalayan #glaciers #instability #warming #climatechange #riskassessment #riskclassification #framework #avaflow #runout #downstream #downslope #water #hydrology #planning #policy #mitigation #geomorphology #geomorphometry

Influence Of Modeling Assumptions On Pedestrian Evacuation Success For Non-Eruptive Lahar Hazards At Mount Rainier, Washington
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.106132 <-- shared paper
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https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/697ba3e5b66b0197c3043d2f <-- shared, related open data source
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[I still remember working on and being fascinated by lahars being an engineering geologist in Washington State (and from my time studying in New Zealand), although (of course) not to this level of detail/focus]
#volcano #lahar #evacuation #exposure #model #modeling #engineeringeology #risk #hazard #naturalhazard #MountRainer #Washington #USA #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #emergencymanagement #GIS #spatial #mapping #publicsafety #hazardzone #vulcanism #downstream #debrisflow #massmovement #monitoring #detection #geostatistics #demographics #atrisk #fedscience #publicgood #fedservice #opendata
@USGS

What Shapes Earthquake Risk In Bangladesh? Geospatial Insights From Physical And Social Factors Using A Spatial Meta-Regression Approach
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-026-01089-4 <-- shared paper
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#EarthquakeRisk #GIS #Bangladesh #DisasterManagement #SEAsia #GIS #spatial #mapping #risk #hazard #earthquake #naturalhazard #urban #rural #infrastructure #publicsafety #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #geomorphology #geology #tectonics #social #cultural #demographics #fault #faulting #factoranalysis #seismichazard #model #modeling #socioeconomics #geophysics #remotesensing #geostatistics #landuse #framework #magnitude #engineering #buildingcode #mitigation #zoning #development #growth #vulnerability

France records more deaths than births for the first time since 1945.

Fewer babies, more elderly people, rising life expectancy: France has gradually changed and is now at a demographic turning point.

For the first time since World War II, there were more deaths than births, according to the national statistics institute Insee.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260113-france-records-more-deaths-than-births-for-the-first-time-since-1945?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#France #Population #BirthRate #LifeExpectancy #Family #Death #Statistics #Elderly #Demographics #Children #Insee

New National Heat Index [Maps & Data] Uses USGS [EROS] Data
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/news/new-national-heat-index-uses-usgs-data <-- link to technical article
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https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/Applications/heatTracker/ <-- link to CDC Heat & Health Tracker, by ZIP code
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[new national heat index product for the US, relying on USGS EROS impervious cover layer from the National Land Cover Database (NLCD)]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #NLCD #HeatAndHealthIndex #model #USA #index #publichealth #heat #heat #heatstress #heatexhaustion #heatstroke #climatechange #extremeweather #spatialanalysis #urban #urbanareas #heatislands #corrleation #heatindex #heatcycles #cities #concrete #buildings #vegetation #environment #impervious #impervioussurface #demographics #vulnerable #remotesensing #landsat #ZIPCode #builtenvironments #manmade #development
@USGS @EROS @CDC

Exclusionary Behaviors Reinforce Historical Biases And Contribute To Loss Of Talent In The Earth Sciences
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF002912 <-- shared paper
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“KEY POINTS
• Workplace experiences in the geosciences differ by gender, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability status, and career stage
• Historically excluded groups report more negative workplace environments and negative career outcomes
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts need to address hostile behavior effects on careers and retention in the geosciences..."
#workplace #workplaceculture #workplacewellness #geology #earthscience #earthsciences #professionals #spacescience #spacesciences #geosciences #workplacehealth #work #career #recruitment #careers #diversity #data #talent #inclusion #gender #race #ethnicity #careerstage #sexualorientation #abilitynotdisability #disability #disabilityemployment #negativeworkplace #survey #study #analysis #demographics #geoscientists #inclusion #atmosphere #research #study