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The atlas of the real world : mapping the way we live / Daniel Dorling, Mark Newman and Anna Barford.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Thames & Hudson, c2010.Edition: 2nd ed., revised and expandedDescription: 416 p. : col. maps ; 24 x 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780500288535 (pbk)
  • 0500288534 (pbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 310
  • 912
LOC classification:
  • R G 1021 D711t 2010
Contents:
The resourceful world : Land area and population ; Travel and transport ; Natural resources and energy -- The trading world : Globalization and internationalism ; Food and consumables ; Minerals, natural products and petrochemicals -- The economic world : Manufactured goods and services ; Wealth and poverty ; Employment and productivity -- The social world : Housing and education ; Communication and media ; Health and illness -- The perilous world : Death and disaster ; War and crime ; Pollution and depletion ; Extinction and endangerment -- World beliefs: Faiths and beliefs; Endmatter.
Summary: In this definitive reference, sophisticated software combines with comprehensive analysis of every aspect of life to represent the world as it really is. Digitally modified maps or cartograms depict the areas and countries of the world not by their physical size, but by their demographic importance on a vast range of subjects, from basic data on population, health, and occupation to how many toys we import and who is eating the most vegetables.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Referencia Referencia (1er. Piso) R G 1021 D711t 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000092540

Previous ed.: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references.

The resourceful world : Land area and population ; Travel and transport ; Natural resources and energy -- The trading world : Globalization and internationalism ; Food and consumables ; Minerals, natural products and petrochemicals -- The economic world : Manufactured goods and services ; Wealth and poverty ; Employment and productivity -- The social world : Housing and education ; Communication and media ; Health and illness -- The perilous world : Death and disaster ; War and crime ; Pollution and depletion ; Extinction and endangerment -- World beliefs: Faiths and beliefs; Endmatter.

In this definitive reference, sophisticated software combines with comprehensive analysis of every aspect of life to represent the world as it really is. Digitally modified maps or cartograms depict the areas and countries of the world not by their physical size, but by their demographic importance on a vast range of subjects, from basic data on population, health, and occupation to how many toys we import and who is eating the most vegetables.

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