Vital signs 1995 : the trends that are shaping our future
STARKE Linda (ed.)
Vital signs 1995 : the trends that are shaping our future - New York: W W Norton & Company Ltd., 1995 - 174p. - Norton/Worldwatch Institute books) .
COVERAGE:'In more than 100 graphs and tables, accompanied by concise analysis'....this annual publication tracks...'key indicators in social, economic, and environmental progress - or lack of it'. Part 1 Key Indicators, includes food production; agricultural resources trends; energy (usage) trends; atmospheric trends, including e.g. Global temperature rises; economic trends; transportation trends; environmental trends; social trends; and military trends. The latter looks specifically at the decline in nuclear arms arsenals; expenditure trends in peacekeeping expenses; trends in the number of wars and casualties. Part 2, entitled 'Special Features' includes environmental features, such as the disappearance of the tropical rainforest, and social features, such as the homeless and income gaps.ARRANGEMENT:Arranged in 2 parts under the subject headings indicated above. There is a contents page but no index.
0393312798 (pbk.)
AGRICULTURE
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION
CFCS
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
ENERGY
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
PEACEKEEPING
SOCIAL TRENDS
STATISTICAL INDICATORS
STATISTICS
TRANSPORT
WARS
Vital signs 1995 : the trends that are shaping our future - New York: W W Norton & Company Ltd., 1995 - 174p. - Norton/Worldwatch Institute books) .
COVERAGE:'In more than 100 graphs and tables, accompanied by concise analysis'....this annual publication tracks...'key indicators in social, economic, and environmental progress - or lack of it'. Part 1 Key Indicators, includes food production; agricultural resources trends; energy (usage) trends; atmospheric trends, including e.g. Global temperature rises; economic trends; transportation trends; environmental trends; social trends; and military trends. The latter looks specifically at the decline in nuclear arms arsenals; expenditure trends in peacekeeping expenses; trends in the number of wars and casualties. Part 2, entitled 'Special Features' includes environmental features, such as the disappearance of the tropical rainforest, and social features, such as the homeless and income gaps.ARRANGEMENT:Arranged in 2 parts under the subject headings indicated above. There is a contents page but no index.
0393312798 (pbk.)
AGRICULTURE
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION
CFCS
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
ENERGY
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
PEACEKEEPING
SOCIAL TRENDS
STATISTICAL INDICATORS
STATISTICS
TRANSPORT
WARS