Income Segregation the US (Richard Florida)

Richard Florida's work in urban renewal and the importance of a "creative class" have always intrigued me. Here Florida tackles the problem of income segregation in the US, where rich and poor live often live in entirely separate worlds:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2014/03/us-cities-highest-levels-income-segregation/8632/

Not-So-Crude death rates and Stage Five of the Epidemiological Transition

Crude death rates (CDR) only tell us raw numbers of deaths.  Here's an infographic (god I love these!) they shows a breakout of HOW and WHY people died.  Note that there's some room for debate here- but overall it's an interesting breakout.


Click on the link below for a larger view
http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/20th-century-death/

Also, in regards to "Stage Five" of the epidemiological transition, here's a recent news broadcast about Measles making a comeback:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsxAgMrRG6U&feature=youtu.be

Here's an interactive map showing preventable outbreaks of diseases that have occurred as a result of global transportation patterns and the mixing of poor populations who lack vaccinations with rich populations where a minority of the population is not vaccinated, sometimes for ideological reasons.

Aging Planet: Focus on Japan

How the elderly are treated around the world In countries like Korea and China, you can expect to be taken care of by your family. In America and England, not so much
http://theweek.com/article/index/246810/how-the-elderly-are-treated-around-the-world

Number of elderly in Japan hits record high

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/16/national/number-of-elderly-in-japan-hits-record-high/#.UxvTSF6pzlo

 

In Japan, the Rising Cost of Elder Care—and Dying Alone
By Kanoko Matsuyama February 28, 2013
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-02-28/in-japan-the-rising-cost-of-elder-care-and-dying-alone





Top Japanese Official Urges Elderly to ‘Hurry Up and Die’

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/01/top-japanese-official-urges-elderly-to-hurry-up-and-die/


Elderly people in Japan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elderly_people_in_Japan




http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/as-japan-strains-to-care-for-elderly-sacrifices-begin/2012/04/28/gIQAu10cnT_story.html





 









http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-24949081


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJonPMa4Lic