Vital Signs 2001 : The Environmental Trends That Are Shaping Our Future

by BROWN,LESTER R.

• ISBN13: 9780393321760
• ISBN10: 0393321762
• Edition: 00
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-05-17
• Publisher: W W NORTON

Summary

Tenth volume in the series, presenting emerging global trends in social, economic, and environmental progress or the lack thereof. Includes more than 100 tables and graphs, with findings on AIDS, agriculture, economics, world health trends, and other information. Designed to complement Worldwatch's State of the World. Softcover.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 9
Foreword	p. 11
Overview: The Triple Health Challenge	p. 17
Ecosystem Health	p. 18
Public Health	p. 19
Economic Health	p. 21
Solutions	p. 23
Key Indicators
Food and Agriculture Trends	p. 27
World Grain Harvest Drops	p. 28
Soybean Harvest Sets Record	p. 30
Fertilizer Use Rises	p. 32
Milk Production Maintains Momentum	p. 34
Coffee Production Hits New High	p. 36
Energy Trends	p. 39
Fossil Fuel Use Falls Again	p. 40
Nuclear Power Inches Up	p. 42
Wind Energy Growth Continues	p. 44
Solar Power Market Surges	p. 46
Atmospheric Trends	p. 49
Global Temperature Steady	p. 50
Carbon Emissions Continue Decline	p. 52
Economic Trends	p. 55
World Economy Expands	p. 56
Foreign Debt Unchanged	p. 58
U.N. Funds Stay on Roller Coaster	p. 60
Food Trade Slumps	p. 62
Aluminum Production Keeps Growing	p. 64
Transportation Trends	p. 67
Vehicle Production Sets New Record	p. 68
Bicycle Production Recovers	p. 70
Health and Social Trends	p. 73
Population Increases Steadily	p. 74
Cigarette Production Remains High	p. 76
AIDS Erodes Decades of Progress	p. 78
Military Trends	p. 81
War Trends Mixed	p. 82
Peacekeeping Expenditures Rebound	p. 84
Limited Progress on Nuclear Arsenals	p. 86
Special Features
Environmental Features	p. 91
World's Coral Reefs Dying Off	p. 92
Hydrological Poverty Worsening	p. 94
Wetlands Decline	p. 96
Bird Species Threatened	p. 98
Farm Animal Populations Soar	p. 100
Growth in Transgenic Area Slows	p. 102
Economy and Finance Features	p. 105
Pharmaceutical Sales Thriving	p. 106
PVC Plastic Pervades Economy	p. 108
Microcredit Expanding Rapidly	p. 110
Stock Markets Follow a Rocky Road	p. 112
Socially Responsible Investing Surges	p. 114
Toll of Natural Disasters Grows	p. 116
Resource Economics Features	p. 119
Wheat/Oil Exchange Rate Skyrockets	p. 120
Commodity Prices Weak	p. 122
Transportation Features	p. 125
Urban Rail Systems Gather Steam	p. 126
Gasoline Taxes Vary Widely	p. 128
Health Features	p. 131
Antimicrobial Resistance Growing	p. 132
Malaria's Lethal Grip Tightens	p. 134
Being Overweight Now Epidemic	p. 136
Health Care Spending Uneven	p. 138
Social Features	p. 141
Migrants and Refugees on the Move	p. 142
World's Many Languages Disappearing	p. 144
Religious Environmentalism Rises	p. 146
Education Still Falling Short of Goals	p. 148
Social Security Facing Challenges	p. 150
Notes	p. 153
The Vital Signs Series	p. 190
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