02630nam a2200445 4500 000 000 20150701160103.0 130610s1999 nyua b 001 0 eng d 2013414487 039304713X 9780393047134 039331815X (pbk. : alk paper) 9780393318159 (pbk. : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocm40613781 UOEL UOEL JYJ CD5 EL$ OCLCQ BAKER OCLCG FER HNW OCLCA DLC lccopycat HC59 .S7 1996 338.9 State of the world, 1996 : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society / project director, Lester R. Brown ; associate project directors, Christopher Flavin, Hilary F. French ; editor, Linda Starke ; contributing researchers, Janet N. Abramovitz ... [et al.]. 1st ed. New York : Norton, c1996 xiII, 248 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. State of the world ; 1999 Includes Index Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-248 and index. 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. "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 sustainable economy represents the greatest investment opportunity in history."--Back cover. Social Sciences Economic history 1990- Sustainable development. Environmental policy. Desarrollo sostenible. Política ambiental. Brown, Lester R. (Lester Russell), 1934- Worldwatch Institute. 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc LL 11119 11119 0 0 lcc 0 0 UOE UOE GEN 2015-07-01 0 HC59 .S7 1996 20147119 2026-04-27 11:30:40 20147119 2015-07-01 LL