Vital signs 2007-2008 : the trends that are shaping our future / Worldwatch Institute ; Linda Starke, editor

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Norton & Company, c2007.Description: 166 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cmISBN:

9780393331295
0393331296

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GE 140 V836 2007

Contents:

Food and agriculture trends -- Energy and environment trends -- Social and economic trends -- Transportation and communications trends -- Conflict and peace trends -- Food and agriculture features -- Environment features -- Social and economic features -- Health features -- Notes -- The vital signs series.

Summary: This annual volume distills the "vital signs" of our times--which often escape the attention of the media, world leaders, and economic experts--from thousands of government, industrial, and scientific documents. It tracks the major indicators that show social, economic, and environmental progress, or the lack thereof.Vital Signs 2007-2008 presents the latest data on environmental and sustainable development topics, such as food and agriculture, energy and climate changes, economic trends, transportation and communications, health and social trends, conflict and peace. Each trend includes analysis to provide context and interconnections, plus charts and graphs to provide visual comparisons of the trends over time.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Ciencias Sociales	Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso)	GE 140 V836 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000098115

Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-161).

This annual volume distills the "vital signs" of our times--which often escape the attention of the media, world leaders, and economic experts--from thousands of government, industrial, and scientific documents. It tracks the major indicators that show social, economic, and environmental progress, or the lack thereof.Vital Signs 2007-2008 presents the latest data on environmental and sustainable development topics, such as food and agriculture, energy and climate changes, economic trends, transportation and communications, health and social trends, conflict and peace. Each trend includes analysis to provide context and interconnections, plus charts and graphs to provide visual comparisons of the trends over time.

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