The Atlas of the Real World: Mapping the Way We Live - Softcover

Dorling, Daniel

 
9780500288535: The Atlas of the Real World: Mapping the Way We Live
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0500288534 ISBN 13: 9780500288535
Verlag: Thames & Hudson, 2010

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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 whos eating the most vegetables.Each territory on a map displays its data geographically, shrinking and expanding in proportion to other areas. The cartograms are organized into topics ranging from Food and Consumables to Pollution and Depletion, and are accompanied by graphs, charts, tables, and full commentaries. This revised edition features sixteen new maps on the worlds religious beliefs and the locati

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Daniel Dorling is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Sheffield, England.

Mark Newman is Paul Dirac Collegiate Professor of Physics at the University of Michigan.

Anna Barford is a Research Associate at the University of Sheffield.

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Now in revised and expanded form and featuring 16 additional maps on the world's religious beliefs and the locations of their adherents around the world, this new edition of the award-winning and innovative atlas provides yet more insight into our world in all its complexity in an easily understood way. The Atlas of the RealWorld combines sophisticated software with comprehensive analysis of every aspect of life to represent the world as it really is. 382 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 comparative topics. This exceptionally innovative work is the resource for everyone who wants to understand our new globalized world, and for all those who have to look to the future, from businesses and politicans to individuals who simply want to comprehend our place in the rapidly changing world.

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Verlag
Thames & Hudson
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0500288534
ISBN 13 
9780500288535
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
416
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