Discuss the use of projection in housing planning.
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opulation projection deals with computations of future projection size and characteristics based on assumptions about future trends in fertility, mortality and migration. Since it is not possible to predict the future trends in fertility, mortality and migration with cent percent certainty, it is also not possible to predict the future size and characteristics of a population accurately. Projections are merely intelligent exercise as to what would happen to current population under specified assumptions of fertility, mortality and migration in future years. Town Planning requires a fair idea of future for which planning needs to be done. For this purpose planners use various methods and tools for “predicting” the future which generally involves population data and population projection as people are the ones who need to be kept in mind and they are the ones for whom planning is done.