Title Vital signs 2012 : the trends that are shaping our future / the Worldwatch Institute ; Michael Renner, project director ; Ayodeji Adebola [and others] ; Linda Starke, editor

Published Washington, D.C. : Island Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (130 pages) : illustrations Series Vital signs series Vital signs (Abingdon Press) 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 ExperienceHigh-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 TrendsWorld�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 Summary Annotation Just as people schedule regular check-ups with physicians, our planet needs regular check-ups to catch issues as early as possible, before they become more serious and harder to heal. That is the much-needed service provided on a global scale by the Worldwatch Institute in this new book, Vital Signs 2012. By taking stock of global consumption, Vital Signs 2012offers the facts that need to guide our stewardship of the Earth's resources-and some of these facts are shocking. The report covers topics from obesity to ecosystem services, from grain production to nuclear power. Taken as a whole, it paints a picture of skyrocketing population, disappearing forests, and increasing consumption peppered with bright spots like growing investment in high-speed trains and other efficient transportation systems. Vital Signs 2012is based on Worldwatch's online project of the same name, which provides up-to-date figures on important global concerns, as well as the Institute's own additional research. The book compiles the most important of these into an accessible, informative resource for policymakers and anyone who wants a realistic look at the state of our planet Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject Sustainable development. Economic forecasting. Social prediction. Environmental indicators. Social indicators. Economic indicators. sustainable development. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy. SCIENCE -- Environmental Science. Economic forecasting Economic indicators Environmental indicators Social indicators Social prediction Sustainable development Form Electronic book Author Renner, Michael Adebola, Ayodeji Starke, Linda ISBN 9781610913737 1610913736 161091371X 9781610913713

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