Allianz Knowledge - Demographicshttp://knowledge.allianz.comAs the world population grows toward 9 billion, there will be a greater demand for new or revitalized infrastructure. This opens many investment opportunities, explains researcher Stefan Scheurer.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/urbanization/infrastructure_urbanization_population_growth_projectm.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/urbanization/infrastructure_urbanization_population_growth_projectm.html?mediacode=rss_feedBecause today’s new buildings will be around for decades, constructing them with the elderly in mind will profit everyone. Kai Fischer, Head of Construction Finance at Allianz Germany, explains ‘barrier-free living’ and how to do it right.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/strategies/barrier_free_living_universal_design_buildings_elderly_architecture.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/strategies/barrier_free_living_universal_design_buildings_elderly_architecture.html?mediacode=rss_feedHow does demographic change affect companies? Dr. Thomas Fent, an expert on population economics at the Vienna Institute of Demography, explains how companies can prepare for a radically different future labor market.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/strategies/generation_gap_workforce_future_aging_business.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/strategies/generation_gap_workforce_future_aging_business.html?mediacode=rss_feedIs the Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire just a Hollywood fantasy? K. Laxmi Narayan, an expert in Indian urbanization at the University of Hyderabad, doesn’t think so. He reports that half of Mumbai residents live in slums and warns that both Indian cities and the countryside are chronically overcrowded.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/migration/india_migration_narayan.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/migration/india_migration_narayan.html?mediacode=rss_feedHistory shows that during economic crises migrants suffer. Like their predecessors in the 1930s and the 1970s, many migrants are now returning home.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/key_2009_migration.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/key_2009_migration.html?mediacode=rss_feedBeijing cleaned up its act for the Olympics. After the party, will it go back to business as usual or consolidate environmental gains and be an example for China?http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/urbanization/beijing_olympic_environment.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/urbanization/beijing_olympic_environment.html?mediacode=rss_feedOnly a quarter of the Earth looks as it did before mankind. If we want to enjoy our future, says Erle Ellis, we should stop dreaming about the untouched wild and start valuing the Earth we have created.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/urbanization/transforming_earth_nature_population_anthropogenic_biomes.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/urbanization/transforming_earth_nature_population_anthropogenic_biomes.html?mediacode=rss_feedWith aging populations, Europe’s workforce is shrinking. Should people be forced to work longer to solve the problem?http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/strategies/work_force_labor_markets.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/strategies/work_force_labor_markets.html?mediacode=rss_feedGovernments have adopted various family planning and population control policies, often with totally different results. See what worked and what didn’t.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/population_growth/population_bomb_fertility_decline.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/population_growth/population_bomb_fertility_decline.html?mediacode=rss_feedAging populations in industrialized countries are forcing architects, designers, and urban planners to consider the needs of the elderly and the disabled.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/strategies/demographic_strategy_barrier_free_living.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/strategies/demographic_strategy_barrier_free_living.html?mediacode=rss_feed