This annual volume from the Worldwatch Institute shows in graphic form the key trends that often escape the attention of the news media and world leaders--and that are often ignored by economic experts as they plan for the future. Written by the staff of the award-winning Worldwatch Institute, this book lets readers track key indicators that show social, economic, and environmental progress, or the lack of it. This authoritative data has been distilled from thousands of documents obtained from government, industry, scientists, and international organizations into forty-five "vital signs" of our times. Vital Signs 1998 presents up-to-the-minute information on such environmental and sustainable development topics as global temperature, population growth, fossil fuel use, grain production, and fish catch. Each trend is presented in both text and graphics, providing a thorough, well-documented, and very accessible overview. Vital Signs is an excellent companion volume to Worldwatch's highly acclaimed State of the World series.
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A key source of hard facts on global trends. -- Booklist boxed review
Its cool appraisal of our planet makes all other works of reference look trivial. -- [London] Guardian
Its cool appraisal of our planet makes all other works of reference look trivial. -- [London] Guardian
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At 1,881 million tons, the 1997 world grain harvest was up slightly from the previous record of 1,869 million tons in 1996. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
motorbike production, discussion with author, unpublished printout, world soybean production, world fertilizer use, electric bikes, carryover stocks, recovered paper, bicycle production, soybean harvest, cigarette production, frontier forests, institute database, world military expenditures, compact fluorescent bulbs, database disk, cigarette prices, aquaculture production, pork production, tax shifts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Latin America, North America, World Bank, Eastern Europe, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Soviet Union, United Nations, European Union, New York, Middle East, Vital Signs, South Korea, New Zealand, North Africa, South Africa, Southeast Asia, Census Bureau, Global Policy Forum, Security Council, South America, World War, General Assembly, General Motors New!
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United States, Latin America, North America, World Bank, Eastern Europe, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Soviet Union, United Nations, European Union, New York, Middle East, Vital Signs, South Korea, New Zealand, North Africa, South Africa, Southeast Asia, Census Bureau, Global Policy Forum, Security Council, South America, World War, General Assembly, General Motors New!
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- Vital Signs 2003-2004: The Trends That Are Shaping Our Future by Worldwatch Institute on 8 pages
- State of the World 2003 by The Worldwatch Institute on 7 pages
- State of the World 1986: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society by Lester R. Brown on 5 pages
- Towards a Sustainable Paper Cycle: Independent Study on the Sustainability of the Pulp and Paper Industry by International Institute for Environment and Development in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- World Economic Outlook: April 2002 : Recessions and Recoveries by International Monetary Fund in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Promise Ahead: A Vision of Hope and Action for Humanity's Future by Duane Elgin in Back Matter
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