Population resistance (i.e. severity of downturns)

Associated Documents (1)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Riris, PhilipFrequent disturbances enhanced the resilience of past human populations

Associated Hypotheses (2)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Riris, PhilipThe number of catastrophes experienced by a society in the past informs the extent to which the society's demography is impacted by catastrophes in the present, and the speed at which the society tends to recover.
Riris, PhilipSocieties with a greater proportion of land devoted to farming and livestock herding tend to experience more societal catastrophes (from a demographic perspective) but also recover more quickly than societies where less land is devoted to herding and agriculture.

Associated OCMs

  1. population
  2. birth statistics
  3. mortality