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Vital Signs : The Trends That Are Shaping Our Future

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    Book Overview
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    Chapter 1 Growth in Global Oil Market Slows
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    Chapter 2 Global Coal and Natural Gas Consumption Continue to Grow
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    Chapter 3 China Drives Global Wind Growth
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    Chapter 4 Hydropower and Geothermal Growth Slows
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    Chapter 5 Smart Grid and Energy Storage Installations Rising
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    Chapter 6 Fossil Fuel and Renewable Energy Subsidies on the Rise
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    Chapter 7 Continued Growth in Renewable Energy Investments
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    Chapter 8 Auto Production Roars to New Records
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    Chapter 9 Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Concentrations on the Rise as Kyoto Era Fades
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    Chapter 10 Carbon Capture and Storage Experiences Limited Growth in 2011
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    Chapter 11 Global Grain Production at Record High Despite Extreme Climatic Events
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    Chapter 12 Disease and Drought Curb Meat Production and Consumption
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    Chapter 13 Farm Animal Populations Continue to Grow
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    Chapter 14 Aquaculture Tries to Fill World’s Insatiable Appetite for Seafood
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    Chapter 15 Area Equipped for Irrigation at Record Levels, But Expansion Slows
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    Chapter 16 Organic Agriculture Contributes to Sustainable Food Security
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    Chapter 17 Investing in Women Farmers
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    Chapter 18 Foreign Investment in Agricultural Land Down from 2009 Peak
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    Chapter 19 Wage Gap Widens as Wages Fail to Keep Pace with Productivity
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    Chapter 20 Metals Production Recovers
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    Chapter 21 Municipal Solid Waste Growing
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    Chapter 22 Losses from Natural Disasters Reach New Peak in 2011
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    Chapter 23 The Looming Threat of Water Scarcity
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    Chapter 24 Advertising Spending Continues Gradual Rebound, Driven by Growth in Internet Media
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    Chapter 25 Emerging Co-operatives
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    Chapter 26 Climate Change Migration Often Short-Distance and Circular
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    Chapter 27 Urbanizing the Developing World
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    Chapter 28 U.N. Funding Increases, But Falls Short of Global Tasks
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Title
Vital Signs : The Trends That Are Shaping Our Future
Published by
Island Press/Center for Resource Economics, January 2013
DOI 10.5822/978-1-61091-457-4
ISBNs
978-1-61091-457-4, 978-1-59726-417-4
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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Netherlands 1 17%
Unknown 5 83%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 3 50%
Student > Ph. D. Student 1 17%
Unknown 2 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Environmental Science 2 33%
Arts and Humanities 1 17%
Social Sciences 1 17%
Unknown 2 33%