State of the World Atlas

Summary

Over 50 full-colour world maps and graphics break down hardcore statistics to provide a compelling analysis of all the political, social, economic and ecological nightmares that keep us awake at night.

• The world's car population has grown five times as fast as the human population over the last 50 years.
• Wal-Mart's sales revenue exceeds the GDP of 150 countries.
• Climate change may put 2.7 billion at risk of armed conflict.
• Germany generates more tourists than anywhere else.
• Americans use 160 times more water than people in Rwanda.
If you want to get behind the headlines and understand the world - from urbanization to globalization, terrorism to tourism, military spending to human rights - The State of the World Atlas is unmatched.

Product details

• Authors: Dan Smith
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.01.2018
• EAN: 9781138471764
• ISBN: 978-1-138-47176-4
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: The Earthscan Atlas
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, Geopolitics, World atlases / world maps, Human Geography, REFERENCE / Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps, World / regional atlases or maps