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Corporate Author Worldwatch Institute, issuing body.

Title Vital Signs. volume 22, the trends that are shaping our future / The Worldwatch Institute, Michael Renner, project director.

Publication Info. Washington : Island Press, 2015.
©2015

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 137 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Vital signs ; volume 22
Vital signs ; v. 22.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Energy trends -- Environment and climate trends -- Transportation trends -- Food and agriculture trends -- Global economy and resources trends -- Population and society trends.
Summary What we make and buy is a major indicator of society's collective priorities. Among twenty-four key trends, Vital Signs Volume 22 explores significant global patterns in production and consumption. The result is a fascinating snapshot of how we invest our resources and the implications for the world's well-being. The book examines developments in six main areas: energy, environment and climate, transportation, food and agriculture, global economy and resources, and population and society. Readers will learn how aquaculture is making gains on wild fish catches, where high speed rail is accelerating, why plastic production is on the rise, who is escaping chronic hunger, and who is still suffering. Researchers at the Worldwatch Institute not only provide the most up-to-date statistics, but put them in context. The analysis in Vital Signsteaches us both about our current priorities and how they could be shaped to create a better future.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Environmental indicators.
Environmental indicators.
Population.
Population.
Agriculture.
Agriculture.
Sustainable development.
Sustainable development.
Economic forecasting.
Economic forecasting.
Social prediction.
Social prediction.
Social indicators.
Social indicators.
Economic indicators.
Economic indicators.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Renner, Michael, project director.
Note Trends that are shaping our future
Other Form: Print version: Vital signs. Volume 22. Washington [DC] : Island Press, [2015] 1610916727 (OCoLC)907651460
ISBN 9781610916738 electronic book
1610916735 electronic book
9781610916721
1610916727