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

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Atlas of the Real World: Mapping the Way We Live
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Daniel Dorling
By (author) Mark Newman
By (author) Anna Barford
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:416
Dimensions(mm): Height 232,Width 268
Category/GenreWorld atlases and world maps
Human geography
Cartography, map-making and projections
ISBN/Barcode 9780500288535
ClassificationsDewey:310
Audience
General
Edition Revised and expanded edition
Illustrations with 382 colour maps

Publishing Details

Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication Date 4 October 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Winner of The Geographical Association's 2009 Gold Award for a significant contribution to geographical education, 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. 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 - land area, alcohol consumption, technology exports and imports, population, malaria, carbon emissions - in all, here are hundreds of key indicators to the way we live. This is an atlas which is both informative and eye-opening - the rainforests of South America, with 30 per cent of the world's fresh water, make the continent balloon in an analysis of water resources, whereas Kuwait - dependent on desalinated sea water - completely disappears from the map. The topics cover a vast range of subjects including population, transport, natural resources, energy, globalisation, food, minerals and petrochemicals, manufactured goods and services, wealth and poverty, employment, productivity, housing, education, communication, health and illness, death and disaster, war and crime, pollution, extinction and endangerment, faiths and beliefs. Created by three of the team behind the renowned website Worldmapper.org this book is an astonishing resource for home reference, schools, universities, journalists, business people cartographers and other professionals.

Author Biography

Daniel Dorling is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Sheffield, UK. Mark Newman is The Paul Dirac Collegiate Professor of Physics at the University of Michigan, USA. Anna Barford is a Research Associate at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Reviews

'An entirely new way of looking at our planet' - The Times 'Should be in every geography classroom and in every school, college and university library' - The Geographical Association 'Mind-boggling' - Mail on Sunday