Vital Signs 1999-2000 : The Environmental Trends That Are Shaping Our Future

ISBN-13: 9781853836299 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 198 str.

Opis

This annual volume shows key trends that should be integrated into the planning of our global future. It enables readers to track key indicators that show social, economic and environmental progress, or the lack of it, into 45 vital signs of our time. Each trend is presented in both text and graphics, providing an overview.

Spis treści

Foreword * Overview: an off-the-Chart Year * Part One: Key Indicators - Food Trends * Agricultural Resource Trends * Energy Trends * Atmospheric Trends * Economic Trends * Transportation Trends * Communication Trends * Social Trends * Military Trends * Part Two Special Features - Environmental Features * Economic Features * Social Features * Military Features * Notes

O autorze

Michael Renner, Brian Halweil, Christopher, Flavin, Linda Starke, Janet N. Abramovitz, Seth Dunn, Hilary F. French, Gary Gardner, Nicholas Lenssen, Lester R. Brown