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100		1	_aSTARKE Linda (ed.)
245		0	_aVital signs 1995 : _bthe trends that are shaping our future
260			_aNew York: _bW W Norton & Company Ltd., _c1995
300			_a174p.
440			_aNorton/Worldwatch Institute books)
520		3	_aCOVERAGE:'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.
650			_aAGRICULTURE
650			_aATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION
650			_aCFCS
650			_aECONOMIC INDICATORS
650			_aENERGY
650			_aENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
650			_aNUCLEAR WEAPONS
650			_aPEACEKEEPING
650			_aSOCIAL TRENDS
650			_aSTATISTICAL INDICATORS
650			_aSTATISTICS
650			_aTRANSPORT
650			_aWARS
700			_aBROWN Lester R
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