At the 26th International Cartography Conference in Dresden, Germany, “Collins World Watch: a visual guide to the current state of the world” won the second jury prize in the category Educational cartographic products. The jury stated:
Clarifies complex geodata by a variety of (carto-)graphical means.
Publisher’s Description: Collins World Watch is a visual guide to the current state of the world’s demographic, economic and environmental situation, with additional coverage on current trends and future predictions, aimed at secondary school students aged 14-16. Colourful, informative and fun to us, it helps understand all the major issues from around the globe at a glance, without the need to read through long texts or analysing statistics.
Topics include:
- Climate change
- Natural resources
- Population growth
- Health and education
- Poverty
- Energy
- Food and agriculture
- Megacities
- Migration
- Type: Book
- Authors: Collins Bartholomew
- Published by: HarperCollins Publishers
- Date of Edition: September 2012
- Language: English
