Vital signs 2005
Subtitle: the trends that are shaping our future
By: Worldwatch Institute ; Lisa Mastny, project director... [et al.].
Contributors: Mastny, Lisa.; Worldwatch Institute.; United Nations Environment Programme.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 139
ISBN-13: 9780393326895
Subjects: Environmental indicators; Environmental monitoring; Economic development -- Environmental aspects; Environmental impact analysis; Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Forecasting; Consumption (Economics) -- Forecasting; Social indicators; Economic indicators
Description: From shrinking forests to rising prosperity in China, "Vital Signs 2005" documents the trends that are shaping our future in concise analyses and clear tables and graphs.
Notes: In cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-135).
Table of contents: title: Food trends; title: Energy and climate trends; title: Economic trends; title: Transportation trends; title: Health and social trends; title: Conlict and peace trends; title: Environment features; title: Economy and social features; title: Governance features.