This long-term project was initiated in 1972 in collaboration with Mankind 2000. It has produced:
The work was recently significantly developed through a collaborative project to provide a context for information on biological conservation issues with support of the European Commission (DG XIII - Info2000).
As described in the above-linked pages on the hardcover and CD-ROM
editions, the Encyclopedia currently consists of a a number of extensive
data sets. These are hyperlinked within each
other and to each other,
as well as to companion data sets
-- notably that which makes up the Yearbook
of International Organizations. This volume profiles the 20,000
international bodies from which the data for the Encyclopedia is largely
derived.
As noted in some cases above, the associated work on this project, often with independent data sets, includes:
The main data sets are on world problems, organization strategies,
human values and human development as detailed below:
A general commentary
on this project is available on this website. Specific commentaries
on issues arising from aspects of this work are also available, some already
on this website -- as noted above where appropriate.
For a statistical overview of the
development of the Encyclopedia databases, see:
Please take a look at our extensive overview of the 20 or more reasons why you may be helped by the Encyclopedia CD-Rom and the other comprehensive reference tools. All of them allow you to search, retrieve, or complement information on global or local problems, human potential, on international organizations, and on their activities and congresses. They will prove useful to many people or organizations, such as:
policymakers, and governmental public officers
development agencies
students, universities, academies, libraries and documentation centres
international institutions, organizations and embassies
Commercial enterprises and entrepreneurs
editors and journalists
scientists and researchers
and many concerned, creative and participative individuals like yourself
For an early description of the project see: World problems and human potential: a data interlinkage and display process 1975 (72k) |
