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050 10 $aTD193.2$b.B76 1992
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100 1 $aBrown, Lester R.$q(Lester Russell),$d1934-
245 10 $aVital signs :$bthe trends that are shaping our future /$cLester R. Brown, Christopher Flavin, Hal Kane ; editor, Linda Starke [and others].
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bW.W. Norton,$c1992.
300 $a131 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 117-131) and index.
505 0 $aOverview: Entering a New Era -- Promising New Trends -- Food Trend Reversals -- Diverging Energy Trends -- Social Trends -- pt. 1. Key Indicators. Food Trends. Grain Harvest Drops. Soybean Production Up. Meat Production Rises. Fish Catch Falls. Grain Stocks Decline. Agricultural Resource Trends. Grainland Shrinks. Irrigation Expansion Slowing. Fertilizer Use Falls. Energy Trends. Oil Production Falls. Natural Gas Production Climbs. Nuclear Power at Standstill. Wind Power Soars. Solar Cell Production Expanding. Energy Efficiency Falls. Atmospheric Trends. Global Temperature Rises. Carbon Emissions Steady. CFC Production Falling Fast. Economic Trends. Economy Contracts Slightly. Third World Debt Persists. Automobile Production Drops. Bicycle Production Outpaces Autos. Social Trends. Population Growth Sets Record. Infant Mortality Declining. Cigarette Smoking Losing Favor. Military Trends. Military Expenditures Falling. Nuclear Arsenal Shrinking -- pt. 2. Special Features. Environmental Features. Birds Fast Disappearing. Forests Shrinking at Record Rate. U.S. Soil Erosion Cut. Steel Recycling Rising Slowly. Nuclear Waste Accumulating. Economic Features. Arms Trade Exceeds Grain. Wheat/Oil Exchange Rate Shifts. Social Features. Income Distribution Worsening. Maternal Mortality Takes Heavy Toll. Coerced Motherhood Increasing.
520 $aVital Signs: The Trends That Are Shaping Our Future concisely presents the good news, the bad news, and some surprises about the health of our planet and civilization. The Worldwatch Institute's award-winning researchers have culled information from around the globe to come up with 36 key indicators that best track change in our environmental, economic, and social health. Vital Signs analyzes each indicator - whether on food or forests, nuclear warheads or infant.
520 $aMortality - in text and in easy-to-read graphs. Vital Signs finds military expenditures declining. Infant mortality on the wane. Cigarette smoking down. But down, too, is per capita grain production. Forest cover. And equity in income distribution. Vital Signs analyzes what the trends tell us about the history, and future, of our food supply. Our population. The global economy. Production of oil, natural gas, solar, and nuclear energy. How population growth affects.
520 $aEconomic growth. How the Third World debt burden affects the environment. Vital Signs is an invaluable guide for public policymakers and environmentally concerned citizens everywhere who wish to better understand our changing world. It provides an excellent companion volume to the Worldwatch Institute's annual State of the World report. Founded in 1974, the Worldwatch Institute is designed to inform policymakers and the public about the complex links between the world.
520 $aEconomy and its environmental support systems. An efficient early-warning system, the Worldwatch research team was among the first to note such trends as global warming, fuelwood shortages in the Third World, world water shortages, soil erosion, and the ecological disasters in eastern Europe. The results of Worldwatch's unique inter-disciplinary research is covered regularly by all the world's wire services and major newspapers, from the New York Times to the Asahi.
520 $aShimbun, from Le Monde to the Journal do Brasil. Worldwatch environmental and policy experts regularly appear on television and radio networks including ABC, BBC, CBC, CBS, CNN, NBC, NPR, PBS, and VOA.
650 0 $aEnvironmental indicators.
650 6 $aIndicateurs écologiques.
650 7 $aEnvironmental indicators.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00913102
700 1 $aFlavin, Christopher.
700 1 $aKane, Hal.
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