The Atlas of the Real World
Mapping the Way we Live
Daniel Dorling
Mark Newman
Anna Barford
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| ‘An entirely new way of looking at our planet’ | | – The Times |
The Atlas of the Real World combines sophisticated software with comprehensive analysis of every aspect of life to represent the world as it really is.
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366 digitally modified maps – known as 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 ranging from population, health, wealth and occupation to how many toys we import and who’s eating their vegetables.
Open this book at almost any page and you will learn something you never knew about the world – for example, in an analysis of water resources, the rainforests of South America, with 30 per cent of the world’s fresh water, make the continent balloon whereas Kuwait – dependent on desalinated sea water – completely disappears from the map.
The reader can also glean historical, current and future trends in areas such as population, biodiversity and trade. Each map is accompanied by graphs, charts, tables and a full text commentary providing an extra level of understanding.
Land Area and Population • Travel and Transport • Natural Resources and Energy • Globalization and Internationalism • Food and Consumables • Minerals, Natural Products and Petrochemicals • Manufactured Goods and Services • Wealth and Poverty • Employment and Productivity • Housing and Education • Communication and Media • Health and Illness • Death and Disaster • War and Crime • Pollution and Depletion • Extinction and Endangerment
Created by three of the team behind the renowned website worldmapper.org this book is an invaluable learning resource for home reference, schools, universities, journalists, business people and other professionals. The Atlas of the Real World is the ultimate volume for everyone who wants to understand how their country or region fits into the new world order.
Daniel Dorling is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Sheffield.
Mark Newman is Assistant Professor of Physics and Complex Systems at the University of Michigan.
Anna Barford is a Research Associate at the University of Sheffield.
Also of interest:
The Earth from the Air
Our Living Earth: A Next Generation Guide to People and Preservation
1000 Languages
The Historical Atlas of the Celtic World
Power and Profit The Merchant in Medieval Europe
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500514259 | | ISBN-13 978-0500514252 | | | | 23.2 x 26.8 cm | | PLC with Jacket | | 400pp | | With 366 colour maps | | First published 2008 | | | | £29.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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