State of the world, 2001 : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress towards a sustainable society

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Title:

State of the world, 2001 : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress towards a sustainable society

Author:

Brown, Lester R. (Lester Russell), 1934-

Publication Information:

New York : Norton, [2001]

Physical Description:

xx, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Language:

English

Contents:

Rich planet, poor planet / Christopher Flavin -- Uncovering groundwater pollution / Payal Sampat -- Eradicating hunger: a growing challenge / Lester R. Brown -- Deciphering amphibian declines / Ashley Mattoon -- Decarbonizing the energy economy / Seth Dunn -- Making better transportation choices / Molly O'Meara Sheehan -- Averting unnatural disasters / Janet N. Abramovitz -- Ending the debt crisis / David Malin Roodman -- Controlling international environmental crime / Hilary French and Lisa Mastny -- Accelerating the shift to sustainability / Gary Gardner.

Subject Term:

Sustainable development.

Conservation of natural resources.

Economic development -- Environmental aspects.

Added Author:

Brown, Lester R. (Lester Russell), 1934-

Starke, Linda.

Added Corporate Author:

Worldwatch Institute.

ISBN:

9780393048667

9780393320824