Population Density

Population Density

Introduction

Population Density refers to the measurement of population in a unit and is used mainly to calculate the population of the human beings. Population density of human beings is also calculated on the basis of attitudes and cultural aspects of the people. In culturally homogenous cities such as Amsterdam where the population is dense, the number of poor people is less and culture of civility is existent. However, in dense populations there are many poor people and people who have a different culture because of which the civility of the culture is weak.

Discussion

The American Experience

In America, the population is growing and has now reached 313,232,044 which have made it the third most populated country in the world. Besides the local population, there are also many emigrants who have entered the country in search of better lifestyles. The net migration rate is 4.18 migrants from 1000 people in the US. However, the increase in population has caused problems with regards to living areas. For the locals, there had already been a problem in searching for living space in the densely populated cities, in the US. Moreover, when the emigrants entered the country, this issue was further highlighted. Increase in demand of living space also resulted in an increase, in the prices of houses (Miller, 2008). Therefore, people started opting to live in places such as shared apartment, college dormitory or military base. In the future, the population will further increase (Poston, 2010). However, since the US is not giving visas to the people from other countries easily, this can help them control the population density in the country.

Experience of Dense Environment and Special Rules

Experience with regards to population density in the US varied from one city to another. However, in the densely populated cities where most of the businesses ...