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.
| ISBN: | 9781138471764 |
| Publication date: | 10th January 2018 |
| Author: | Dan Smith |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Series: | The Earthscan Atlas |
| Primary Genre | Non-Fiction Books of the Month |
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