Doctoral Dissertation Research in Geography and Regional    Science
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This doctoral dissertation award will support research on the              cultural ecology of Amerind depopulation.  The purpose of the project           is to construct systems dynamics computer simulation models in order            to assess the historical-statistics of Amerind depopulation, examine            the roles of purported causes of these population collapses, and make           interregional comparisons.                                                                                                                                           Controversy exists about the magnitude of pre-Colombian Amerind            populations and the scale of their ensuing decline after the Spanish            conquest.  This project introduces systems dynamics modeling to the             study of New World Indian depopulation.  The technique allows explicit          and dynamic linkage of the factors directly governing human population          survival and reproduction to elements in the broader environmental,             sociolcultural, technical, and historical milieux.  By comparing the            models developed for different regions, this study emphasizes the               importance of location in understanding differing patterns.  More               broadly, this project will help us decipher how multiple factors have           affected the population decline of aboriginal societies after European          contact and add to our general knowledge of population change.
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{'Code': '1352', 'Text': 'Geography and Spatial Sciences'}
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