TY  - BOOK
AU  - Renner,Michael
AU  - Starke,Linda
AU  - Rosbotham,Lyle
TI  - Vital signs: the trends that are shaping our future
T2  - Vital signs
SN  - 9781610915403
AV  - HB871 
U1  - 304.6 23
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Island Press
KW  - Population
KW  - Agriculture
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Economic forecasting
KW  - Social prediction
KW  - Environmental indicators
KW  - Social indicators
KW  - Economic indicators
KW  - Développement durable
KW  - Prévision économique
KW  - Prévision sociale
KW  - Indicateurs écologiques
KW  - Indicateurs sociaux
KW  - Indicateurs économiques
KW  - farming (activity or system)
KW  - aat
KW  - sustainable development
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Statistics
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Title from PDF title page (viewed on Aug. 11, 2014); Includes bibliographical references; Energy and transportation trends : Growth in global oil market slows ; Global coal and natural gas consumption continue to grow ; China drives global wind growth ; Hydropower and geothermal growth slows ; Smart grid and energy storage installations rise ; Fossil fuel and renewable energy subsidies on the rise ; Continued growth in renewable energy investments ; Auto production roars to new records -- Environment and climate trends : Carbon dioxide emissions and concentrations on the rise as Kyoto era fades ; Carbon capture and storage experiences limited growth in 2011 -- Food and agriculture trends : Global grain production at record high despite extreme climatic events ; Disease and drought curb meat production and consumption ; Farm animal populations continue to grow ; Aquaculture tries to fill world's insatiable appetite for seafood ; Area equipped for irrigation at record levels, but expansion slows ; Organic agriculture contributes to sustainable food security ; Investing in women farmers ; Foreign investment in agricultural land down from 2009 peak -- Global economy and resources trends : Wage gap widens as wages fail to keep pace with productivity ; Metals production recovers ; Municipal solid waste growing ; Losses from natural disasters reach new peak in 2011 ; The looming threat of water scarcity ; Advertising spending continues gradual rebound, driven by growth in internet media -- Population and society trends : Emerging co-operatives ; Climate change migration often short-distance and circular ; Ubanizing the developing world ; U.N. funding increases, but falls short of global tasks
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