Vital Signs 2001: The Trends That Are Shaping Our Future Worldwatch Institute

Worldwatch Institute; Abramovitz, Janet N; Brown, Lester Russell; Dunn, Seth; Flavin, Christopher; French, Hilary; Gardner, Gary; Halweil, Brian; Hwang, Ann; Larsen, Janet; Lenssen, Nicholas; Mastny, Lisa; Mattoon, Ashley Tod; McGinn, Anne Platt; Nierenberg, Danielle; Roodman, David M; Sampat, Payal; Sheehan, Molly O; Renner, Michael; Young Sr, John E

ISBN 10: 0393321762 / ISBN 13: 9780393321760

Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company, 2005

Beschreibung

PHOTOS SUR DEMANDE.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LN8344a

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Vital Signs 2001: The Trends That Are Shaping Our Future Worldwatch Institute
• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0393321762
• ISBN-13: 9780393321760
• Einband: Softcover

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Inhaltsangabe

This annual volume, written by the staff of the award-winning Worldwatch Institute, gives prominence to key trends that too often escape the attention of the news media, world leaders, and economic experts. By distilling forty-five "vital signs" of our times from thousands of government, industrial, and scientific documents, this book allows readers to track key indicators that show social, economic, and environmental progress, or the lack of it. Vital Signs 2001 presents up-to-the-minute information on environmental and sustainable development topics such as global warming, population growth, transgenic crops, HIV/AIDS, international trade, and Internet use. Each trend is presented in both text and graphics, providing a thorough, well-documented, and very accessible overview. Vital Signs is an excellent companion volume to Worldwatch's highly acclaimed State of the World series. Charts, tables, graphs.

Reseña del editor

The global trends documented in "Vital Signs 2001" - from the rapid increase in the use of wind power to the continued warming of the planet - will play a large role in determining the quality of our lives and our children's lives in this new century. This tenth volume in this series from the Worldwatch Institute shows in graphic form the key trends that often escape the attention of the news media and world leaders, trends that are often ignored by economic experts as they plan for the future. Written by the staff of the award-winning Worldwatch Institute, this book gives readers access to indicators that show social, economic, and environmental progress, or the lack of it. The data have been distilled into "vital signs" from thousands of documents from government, industry, scientific bodies, and international organizations.