Population and Environment
Overview
Population and Environment is a scholarly journal that explores the intricate relationship between human population dynamics and the natural environment. It publishes research articles, reviews, and commentaries that examine the impacts of population growth, migration, urbanization, and resource consumption on various environmental issues, including climate change, biodiversity loss, land use, and pollution. The journal aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and provide insights into sustainable development strategies for a harmonious coexistence between humans and the environment.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Popul Environ
Start
1980
End
Continuing
Frequency
Bimonthly
p-ISSN
0199-0039
Country
United States
Language
English
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 5814
63
SJR / Ranks: 3971
974
CiteScore / Ranks: 3323
6.50
Recent Articles
1.
Randell H, Gray C, Grant M, Shinkareva G, Seyoum W, OReilly C
Popul Environ
. 2025 Mar;
47(1).
PMID: 40060030
Food insecurity is a key barrier to improving global health and achieving sustainable development. Nearly 30% of the world's population experiences moderate or severe food insecurity, and rates of hunger...
2.
Gray C, Call M
Popul Environ
. 2025 Feb;
45(2).
PMID: 39917283
In recent decades, the possibility that climate change will lead to depopulation of vulnerable areas in the global tropics via migration, mortality, or collapsing fertility has generated significant concern. We...
3.
Kugler T, Grace K, Wrathall D, de Sherbinin A, Van Riper D, Aubrecht C, et al.
Popul Environ
. 2025 Jan;
41(2):209-234.
PMID: 39886693
In 1998 the National Research Council published . The volume focused on emerging research linking changes in human populations and land use/land cover to shed light on issues of sustainability,...
4.
Freihardt J
Popul Environ
. 2025 Jan;
47(1):6.
PMID: 39867436
Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11111-025-00478-7.
5.
Davenport F, Dorelien A, Grace K
Popul Environ
. 2024 Oct;
41(4):397-421.
PMID: 39391542
Poor pregnancy outcomes include miscarriages, stillbirths, and low birth weights. Stress from heat and lack of resources play a potentially important role in producing these poor outcomes. Women and couples...
6.
Iwo R, Frankenberg E, Sumantri C, Thomas D
Popul Environ
. 2024 Sep;
46(3).
PMID: 39239263
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was an extremely destructive event in Aceh, Indonesia, killing over 160,000 people and destroying infrastructure, homes, and livelihoods over miles of coastline. In its immediate...
7.
Ronnkvist S, Thiede B, Barber E
Popul Environ
. 2024 Jul;
45(4).
PMID: 38966163
An extensive social science literature has examined the effects of climate change on human migration. Prior studies have focused largely on the out-migration of working-age adults or entire households, with...
8.
Meltzer G, Merdjanoff A, Xu S, Gershon R, Emrich C, Abramson D
Popul Environ
. 2024 Apr;
45(3).
PMID: 38681821
This study examines how community-level cumulative environmental stress affects child and adolescent emotional distress and chronic health conditions both directly and indirectly through stressors at the household, family, and individual...
9.
Boyd C
Popul Environ
. 2024 Apr;
45(3).
PMID: 38646023
Care provision is a key component of women's time use with implications for the health and wellbeing of children. Shifting labor demands resulting from weather shocks may imply that women...
10.
Yoo S, Agadjanian V
Popul Environ
. 2024 Mar;
46(1).
PMID: 38464421
Migration is commonly seen as a last resort for households impacted by climate shocks, given the costs and risks that migration typically entails. However, pre-existing labor migration channels may facilitate...