TY  - BOOK
AU  - STARKE Linda (ed.)
AU  - BROWN Lester R
TI  - Vital signs 1995: the trends that are shaping our future
SN  - 0393312798 (pbk.)
PY  - 1995///
CY  - New York
PB  - W W Norton & Company Ltd.
KW  - AGRICULTURE
KW  - ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION
KW  - CFCS
KW  - ECONOMIC INDICATORS
KW  - ENERGY
KW  - ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
KW  - NUCLEAR WEAPONS
KW  - PEACEKEEPING
KW  - SOCIAL TRENDS
KW  - STATISTICAL INDICATORS
KW  - STATISTICS
KW  - TRANSPORT
KW  - WARS
N2  - 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
ER  -