Vital Signs 1997-1998
Vital Signs 1997-1998

Author: Lester R. Brown

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-04-23

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1134182309

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The sixth annual guide to the environmental, economic and social trends which are shaping the future, this text presents the good news, the bad news, and a few surprises about the state of our planet. n Part One, facing pages of text and graphs provide information on 40 carefully selected indicators, mapping changes in food supplies; agriculture; the atmosphere, energy and transport; natural resources; the global economy; society and health; and the millitary. Part Two of the text contains special features on less celebrated trends, including ten new vital signs indicators such as violence against women, how the environment impacts on the insurance industry, and the proliferation of landmines.

Vital Signs 1998
Vital Signs 1998

Author: Lester R. Brown

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780393317626

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Analyzes the key indicators of 1998 that will play a large part in determining the social, economical, and environmental health of the nation in the next decade; includes charts, tables, graphs, and statistics.

Vital Signs 1998-1999
Vital Signs 1998-1999

Author: Lester R. Brown

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-04-08

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1134185944

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First Published in 1998. In this seventh annual edition of VITAL SIGNS the team at the Worldwatch Institute bring together an eclectic selection of disparate trends to offer a unique, multifaceted view of our rapidly changing world. This vital resource and reference guide traces the scientific, social, economic and environmental trends that have and continue to shape our world. Among the trends covered for the first time in VITAL SIGNS 1998-99, are frontier forests, plantation forestry, satellite launches, minerals exploration, small arms proliferation and female education. This year's edition points out that global emissions of carbon, the leading contributor to global climate change, hit another new high, while wind power has grown an amazing 26 per cent per year, and sales of solar cells jumped a phenomenal 43 per cent in 1997. VITAL SIGNS is the most comprehensive source of environmental and social information available.

Vital Signs 1999-2000
Vital Signs 1999-2000

Author: Lester R. Brown

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-04-08

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1134192940

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This annual volume shows key trends that should be integrated into the planning of our global future. It enables readers to track key indicators that show social, economic and environmental progress, or the lack of it, into 45 vital signs of our time. Each trend is presented as an overview using both text and graphics.

Vital Signs 2001
Vital Signs 2001

Author: Janet N. Abramovitz

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780393321760

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Discusses trends in food and agriculture, energy, the atmosphere, the economy, transportation, health and society, the military, and the environment.

Vital Signs 2002
Vital Signs 2002

Author: Janet N. Abramovitz

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 9780393323153

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Focuses on the social, economic, and environmental trends that determine the health of people and the planet. Covers mainly the 1990s.

Vital Signs 2003-2004
Vital Signs 2003-2004

Author: Worldwatch Institute

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-04-14

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 1134030266

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This annual volume from the Worldwatch Institute gives prominence to key trends that often escape the attention of the news media, world leaders and economic experts. The book distils 36 vital signs of our times from thousands of governmental, industrial and scientific sources, allowing readers to track key indicators that show our social, economic and environmental progress, or lack of it. Each trend is presented in both text and graphics, providing a thorough overview.

Vital Signs 2000
Vital Signs 2000

Author: Lester Russell Brown

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780393320220

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Companion to: State of the world.

Vital Signs 2000-2001
Vital Signs 2000-2001

Author: Lester R. Brown

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-04-08

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1134202741

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This ninth annual edition of Vital Signs takes the world's pulse by compiling a wide-ranging collection of trends that identify both problems and progress in the quest for a sustainable society. It highlights both alarming situations and encouraging developments. Part One is a comprehensive presentation of the key indicators in areas such as food, agriculture, energy, atmosphere, economics, transport and the military. Part Two provides in-depth special feature articles on: environmental features, such as transgenic crops and paper recycling; economic features, such as environmental taxes and corporate mergers; and social features, such as tuberculosis, prisons and women in politics.

Vital Signs 2001-2002
Vital Signs 2001-2002

Author: Worldwatch Institute

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-04-08

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1134205546

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This annual volume from the Worldwatch Institute gives prominence to key trends that too often escape the attention of the news media, world leaders and economic experts. By distilling 45 vital signs of our times from thousands of government, industrial and scientific sources, the volume allows readers to track key indicators that show social, economic and environmental progress, or the lack or it. Each trend is presented in both text and graphics.