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122 pages : 24 cm, \"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, Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-118, Food and Agriculture Trends: Grain Harvest Sets Record, But Supplies Still Tight ; Meat Production Continues to Rise ; Genetically Modified Crops Only a Fraction of Primary Global Crop Production ; Fish Farming Continues to Grow as World Fisheries Stagnate -- Energy and Transportation Trends: Coal Use Rises Dramatically Despite Impacts on Climate and Health ; Oil Consumption Continues Slow Growth ; Wind Power Continues Rapid Rise ; Despite Obstacles, Biofuels Continue Surge ; Another Sunny Year for Solar Power ; Vehicle Production Rises, But Few Cars are Green ; Nuclear Power Crawling Forward ; Strong

Author

Worldwatch Institute

Publisher

Washington, DC : Worldwatch Institute

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781610916691

Subjects

Social Science, Economics, Nature