02349nam a2200337 a 4500 20211002170014.0 130610s1997 nyua b 001 0 eng d 2013414487 0393040089 039331569X (OCoLC)ocm40613781 BD-DhBPA BD-DhBPA BD-DhBPA CD5 EL$ OCLCQ BAKER OCLCG FER HNW OCLCA DLC 363.70526 WOS 1997 State of the world, 1997 : 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.]. 1997 State of the world 1st ed. New York : Norton, c1997. xvii, 229 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. State of the world ; 1997 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. Economic history 1990- 84323 Sustainable development. 84324 Environmental policy. 84325 Desarrollo sostenible. 84326 Política ambiental. 84327 Brown, Lester R. 1934- 84328 Worldwatch Institute. 9116 ddc BK 29662 29662 0 0 ddc 0 0 BPATC BPATC GRR 2018-04-16 0 363.70526 WOS 1997 81596 2018-04-16 00:00:00 BK