The State of the World Atlas
Understanding Global Challenges Through Maps and Statistics
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:26th Sep '08
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This atlas provides an insightful look into global challenges through maps and statistics, making complex issues accessible and engaging. The State of the World Atlas is a must-read.
In The State of the World Atlas, readers are presented with a comprehensive overview of global issues through over 50 detailed world maps. These maps serve not only as visual aids but also as tools to analyze the pressing political, social, economic, and ecological challenges that affect our daily lives. Each map is accompanied by compelling statistics that highlight critical trends, such as the rapid growth of the world's car population compared to human population growth, and eye-opening facts like Wal-Mart's staggering sales revenue exceeding the GDP of 150 countries.
The book delves into the complexities of contemporary issues, making connections between seemingly disparate topics such as climate change and armed conflict, while also addressing the stark disparities in resource consumption between nations. For instance, it reveals that Americans use 160 times more water than individuals in Rwanda, prompting readers to reflect on the implications of such inequalities. The engaging graphics and in-depth analysis encourage a deeper understanding of the world we inhabit.
The State of the World Atlas is an essential resource for anyone looking to go beyond the headlines. It provides a rich context for understanding the interconnectedness of urbanization, globalization, and other significant phenomena. This atlas invites readers to explore the intricate web of global challenges, making it a vital tool for students, educators, and anyone interested in global affairs.
'Unique and uniquely beautiful.'Los Angeles Times
'An essential snapshot of the trends shaping today's world.'The Ecologist
'The State of the World Atlas is something else - an occasion of wit and an act of subversion. These are the bad dreams of the modern world, given color and shape and submitted to a grid that can be grasped instantaneously.'New York Times
'Smith presents, without frills, all the essential facts and figures of what really counts in the world today. An assault on your night's rest!'Argus
'A striking new approach to cartography... no one wishing to keep a grip on the reality of the world should be without these books.' International Herald Tribune
'[The] Atlas provides a beautifully clear and fairly current overview of a whole series of factors relevant to understanding global trends and current events and concerns.'Change Management Monitor Newsletter
'This excellent little atlas provides a clear and current picture of the state of the world.'Change Management Monitor
'This guide is an indispensable visual survey of current events and social trends that makes understanding the vast array of data both possible and pleasurable... We are... full of praise - buy this book.'Pure Living
'State of the World Atlas is a unique survey of global events and trends, providing a comprehensive visual overview.'Sustain - Built Environment Matters
'It's a marketer's dream and a forecaster's godsend: a cornucopia of facts, stats, trends, demographics and little-known data about the world and what goes on in it.' The Information
'This is a comprehensive, highly informative and accessible reference work.'Scientific and Medical Review Network
'A very lively, beautifully produced set of maps which gives highly visual basic comparisons over a very wide range of examples. As such this is a great addition to any library making it one of the definite must-buys of the texts reviewed this year.'Ecological and Environmental Education
'Covers with an acute and perspicacious narrative supported by clear illustrations the elements that make up our societies.'Book Steps
'The atlas sets out data in a clear manner that tells us more about our world, almost instantaneously, than days spent studying the statistics on which they are based.'African Business
'Provides a unique visual survey of current affairs and global trends.'International Affairs
'It is well worth a library purchase and some time spent in systematic study.'SG, Social and Environmental Accounting Journal, April 2007.
'This is a book that should be in every school library.'Network Review, The Scientific and Medical Network
ISBN: 9781844075737
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 408g
144 pages
8th edition