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Vital signs 1995 : the trends that are shaping our future

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Norton/Worldwatch Institute books)Publication details: New York: W W Norton & Company Ltd., 1995Description: 174pISBN:
  • 0393312798 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Summary: 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.
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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.

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