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State of the world, 2000 a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society

Lester Russell Brown 1934-; Worldwatch Institute

Available at IGC - Instituto de Geociências (574.5 S797 2000 )(GetIt)

Title:
State of the world, 2000 a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society
Author: Lester Russell Brown 1934-; Worldwatch Institute
Subjects: Economic history -- 1990-; Sustainable development; Environmental policy; ECOLOGIA; DESENVOLVIMENTO ECONÔMICO; DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-262) and index
Description: Challenges of the new century / Lester R. Brown -- Anticipating environmental "surprise" / Chris Bright -- Redesigning irrigated agriculture / Sandra Postel -- Nourishing the underfed and overfed / Gary Gardner and Brian Halwei l -- Phasing out persistent organic pollutants / Anne Platt McGinn -- Recovering the paper landscape / Janet N. Abramovitz and Ashley T. Mattoon -- Harnessing information technologies for the environment / Molly O'Meara -- Sizi ng up micropower / Seth Dunn and Christopher Flavin -- Creating jobs, preserving the environment / Michael Renner -- Coping with ecological globalization / Hilary French
Publisher: New York Norton
Creation Date: 2000
Format: xix, 276 p. ill. ; c 24 cm.
Language: English

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