Vital signs 1999 : the environmental trends that are shaping our future / Lester R. Brown, Michael Renner, Brian Halweil ; editor, Linda Starke ; with Janet N. Abramovitz [and 12 others].
Food trends -- Agricultural resource trends -- Energy trends -- Atmospheric trends -- Economic trends -- Transportation trends -- Communication trends -- Social trends -- Military trends -- Environmental features -- Economic features -- Social features -- Military features.
Summary
The global trends documented in Vital Signs 1999--from a decline in nuclear power generating capacity to the proliferation of genetically modified crops--will play a large part in determining the quality of our lives and our children's lives in the next decade.