Population

Abstract

AThis chapter presents the method developed for modelling absolute population trends and dividing the absolute population numbers into household size and income, parameters incorporated in the DANUBIA model Demography. The model provides information about the overall population and the summarized household incomes by district. The population trend was integrated in RIWU in an individually adjustable time trend separate from the model that determined the absolute population trend for the entire drainage basin. Unpooling of values for population and income determined by RIWU by district is done by means of remote sensing, and the disaggregated values are then assigned to proxels. Results show that, on average, 1,142.2 people live in a modelled, populated proxel. The results obtained with the aid of remote sensing represent a close approximation of reality.