Vital signs 2001-2002 : the trends that are shaping our future / Worldwatch Institute ; Janet N. Abramovitz [and nineteen others]

This annual volume from the Worldwatch Institute gives prominence to key trends that too often escape the attention of the news media, world leaders and economic experts. By distilling 45 vital signs of our times from thousands of government, industrial and scientific sources, the volume allows readers to track key indicators that show social, economic and environmental progress, or the lack or it. Each trend is presented in both text and graphics.