Vital signs 2009

By Worldwatch Institute

Subjects: Environmental degradation, Aspect de l'environnement, Influence sur la nature, Environmental impact analysis, Effect of human beings on, Indicateurs écologiques, Nature, Environnement, Indicateurs sociaux, Indicateurs économiques, Environmental monitoring, Economic development, Economic indicators, Environmental aspects, Homme, Economic conditions, Forecasting, Consommation (Économie politique), Surveillance, Prévision, Social conditions, Environmental indicators, Consumption (Economics), Economic forecasting, Études d'impact, Social indicators, Human influence on nature, Développement économique

Description: "Vital Signs 2009 includes 25 trends in one convenient reference guide. Covers pressing trends in energy, agriculture, transportation, climate, health, the economy, population, and other areas to inform and inspire the changes needed to build a sustainable world. This sixteenth volume of Worldwatch's Vital Signs series makes it clear that climate change is both a growing driver of and an increasingly important motivator behind the world's leading economic, social, and environmental trends"--Publisher description.