About this Book

The Encyclopedia of the Future is ideal for imaginative or curious readers in all walks of life. From forecasts for continuing concerns such as acid rain, child abuse, peace-keeping, and television to analysis of currently emerging or completely new areas like designer genes, the information superhighway, megacities, and nanotechnology, this resource will quickly prove indispensable to the modern reader. Students will turn to the Encyclopaedia again and again as they consider career paths and search for opportunities for themselves across the world. College students will use the Encyclopaedia as a stepping stone for original research. Businesses of all sizes will find informed assessments of trends in legislation, the economy, technology, and foreign policy. General readers can learn the possible directions in which their fields are headed.