| Vital Signs 2001: The Environmental Trends That Are Shaping Our Future Contributor(s): Worldwatch Institute (Author), Starke, Linda (Editor), Abramovitz, Janet N. (Joint Author) |
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ISBN: 0393321762 ISBN-13: 9780393321760 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2005 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Social Science |
| Dewey: 363.7 |
| Series: Vital Signs: The Environmental Trends That Are Shaping Our Future (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.96" W x 9.26" (0.70 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Discusses trends in food and agriculture, energy, the atmosphere, the economy, transportation, health and society, the military, and the environment. |