{"product_id":"vital-signs-2000-worldwatch-institute-9780393320220","title":"Vital Signs 2000: The Environment Trends That Are Shaping Our Future","description":"This annual volume from the Worldwatch Institute shows in graphic form key trends that often escape the attention of the news media, world leaders, and economic experts, but should be integrated into their plans as they map out our global future. Written by the staff of the award-winning Worldwatch Institute, this book allows readers to track key indicators that show social, economic, and environmental progress, or the lack of it. These authoritative data have been distilled from thousands of documents obtained from government, industry, scientists, and international organizations into forty-five \"vital signs\" of our times. \u003cem\u003eVital Signs 2000\u003c\/em\u003e presents up-to-the-minute information on environmental and sustainable development topics such as global temperature, population growth, HIV\/AIDS, fossil fuel consumption, Internet use, income inequalities, grain production, and fish catch. Each trend is presented in both text and graphics, providing a thorough, well-documented, and very accessible overview.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Worldwatch Institute, Lester Russell Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393320227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393320220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 7.01w x 0.51d","brand":"Worldwatch Institute","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44181074936063,"sku":"9780393320220","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_882795bb-714e-4150-b662-bcd392a0d7e4.jpg?v=1690258416","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vital-signs-2000-worldwatch-institute-9780393320220","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}