Atlas of Global Development: A Visual Guide to the World's Greatest Challenges (World Bank Atlas) - Softcover

World Bank; Collins

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0821368567 ISBN 13: 9780821368565

Publisher: World Bank Publications, 2007

Synopsis

Published in association with Harper Collins, the 'Atlas of Global Development' vividly illustrates the key development challenges facing our world today. Social, economic, and environmental issues that are facing the planet are presented by easy-to read, colorful world maps, tables, graphs, text and photographs. Drawing on data from the World Bank's authoritative 'World Development Indicators', the book brings to life country comparisons of social indicators like life expectancy, infant mortality, safe water, population, growth, poverty and energy efficiency. Issues that have been hitting the headlines such as AIDS, population living below $1 a day, freshwater, trade are presented giving an unbiased view of the state of the world we live in. This title builds on and replaces the existing 'World Bank Atlas' which has been published by the World Bank for almost four decades.

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Review

'This is an excellent, up-to-date source book which will be invaluable for students of, and staff teaching, higher levels of geography … a clear, concise, easily-accessible, and well-illustrated volume.' --Geographical Association, United Kingdom

Edition details

• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0821368567
• ISBN 13: 9780821368565
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144