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Vital Signs 1999
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- The Worldwatch Institute, The Worldwatch, Author.
- Series:
- Vital Signs
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic development.
- Environmental impact analysis.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (283 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] 3Island Press 2015
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The global trends documented in Vital Signs 1999--from a decline in nuclear power generating capacity to the proliferation of genetically modified crops--will play a large part in determining the quality of our lives and our children's lives in the next decade.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Overview: An Off-The-Chart Year
- Economic Growth Slows
- New Energy Economy Emerging
- Climate Change Accelerates
- Food: A False Sense of Security
- Restructuring the Protein
- Economy The Mobility Factor
- Electronic Linkages Multiply
- Smoking Trend Reversed
- Rise in Life Expectancy Slowing
- Population Growth Continues
- War and Peace
- Trends to Watch
- Part One: Key Indicators
- Food Trends
- Grain Harvest Drops
- Soybean Harvest Down
- Meat Production Growth Slows
- Fisheries Falter
- Grain Stocks Down Slightly
- Agricultural Resource Trends
- Grain Area Declines
- Irrigated Area Up
- Energy Trends
- Growth in Fossil Fuel Burning Slows
- Nuclear Power Declines Slightly
- Wind Power Blows to New Record
- Solar Cells Continue Double-Digit Growth
- Atmospheric Trends
- Global Temperature Goes Off the Chart
- Carbon Emissions Dip
- Economic Trends
- Global Economic Growth Slows
- Third World Debt Still Rising
- World Trade Declines
- World Ad Spending Climbs
- U.N. Finances Decline Further
- Weather-Related Losses Hit New High
- Roundwood Production Levels Off
- Paper Production Inches Up
- Transportation Trends
- Automobile Production Dips
- Bicycle Production Down Again
- World Air Travel Soaring
- Communication Trends
- Satellite Launches Get a Boost
- Telephone Network Keeps Growing
- Internet Continues Rapid Expansion
- Social Trends
- World Population Swells
- Life Expectancy Extends to New High
- HIV/AIDS Pandemic Decimates
- Polio Nearly Eradicated
- Refugee Numbers Drop Again
- Cigarette Production Falls
- Military Trends
- Wars Increase Once Again
- U.N. Peacekeeping Expenditures Drop More
- Nuclear Arsenals Shrink
- Part Two: Special Features
- Environmental Features.
- Transgenic Crops Proliferate
- Pesticide-Resistant Species Flourish
- Harmful Algae Blooming Worldwide
- Urban Air Taking Lives
- Biomass Energy Use Growing Slowly
- Economic Features
- Transportation Shapes Cities
- Corporations Driving Globalization
- Government Corruption Widespread
- Social Features
- Unemployment Plagues Many Nations
- NGOs Proliferate Worldwide
- Malnutrition Still Prevalent
- Sperm Counts Dropping
- People Everywhere Eating More Fast Food
- Military Features
- Small Arms Found in All Nations
- Notes
- The Vital Signs Series
- The acclaimed series from Worldwatch Institute
- You Can Make a Difference.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781610916608
- 1610916603
- OCLC:
- 1100849510
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