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Vital Signs 2012 : The Trends that are Shaping Our Future.
Title:
Vital Signs 2012 : The Trends that are Shaping Our Future.
Author:
The Worldwatch Institute, The.
ISBN:
9781610913737
Physical Description:
1 online resource (137 pages)
Series:
Vital Signs
Contents:
About Island Press -- Copyright Page -- Title Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Energy Trends -- Oil Market Resumes Growthafter Stumble in 2009 -- Global Natural Gas ConsumptionRegains Momentum -- Nuclear Generation Capacity Falls -- Global Wind Power GrowthTakes a Breather in 2010 -- Another Record Year for Solar Power,but Clouds on the Horizon -- Biofuels Regain Momentum -- Global Hydropower Installed Capacityand Use Increase -- Energy Poverty Remains a Global Challengefor the Future -- Transportation Trends -- Auto Industry Stages Comeback from Near-Death Experience -- High-Speed Rail Networks Expand -- Environment and Climate Trends -- Carbon Markets Struggleto Maintain Momentum -- Carbon Capture and StorageAttracts Government Attention -- Food and Agriculture Trends -- World Grain Production Downin 2010, but Recovering -- Organic Agriculture Sustained through Economic Crisis -- Sugar Production Dips -- Fish Production from Aquaculture Rises While Marine Fish Stocks Continue to Decline -- Meat Production and Consumption Continue to Grow -- Global Economy and Resources Trends -- World's Forests Continue to Fall asDemand for Food and Land Goes Up -- Tropical Forests Push Payments forEcosystem Services onto the Global Stage -- Value of Fossil Fuel Subsidies Declines,National Bans Emerging -- Energy Intensity Is Rising Slightly -- Population and Society Trends -- World Labor Force Growingat Divergent Rates -- Numbers of Overweight on the Rise -- Notes -- The Vital Signs Series -- Worldwatch Reports -- Board of Directors.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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