State of the world, 1999 : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society /
"Presents evidence of the birth of an entirely new economy, an environmental revolution that may be as sweeping as the Industrial Revolution that put us on our present unsustainable course. The authors argue that, far from being too costly to consider, the transition to an environmentally susta...
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New York :
Norton,
[1999]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | State of the world library.
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Table of Contents:
- A new economy for a new century / Lester R. Brown and Christopher Flavin
- Reinventing the energy system / Christopher Flavin and Seth Dunn
- Forging a sustainable materials economy / Gary Gardner and Payal Sampat
- Reorienting the forest products economy / Janet N. Abramovitz and Ashley T. Mattoon
- Charting a new course for oceans / Anne Platt McGinn
- Appreciating the benefits of plant biodiversity / John Tuxill
- Feeding nine billion / Lester R. Brown
- Exploring a new vision for cities / Molly O'Meara
- Ending violent conflict / Michael Renner
- Building a sustainable society / David Malin Roodman.