02328cam a22003377a 450000500170000000800410001701000170005802000150007502000180009002000350010802000380014303500230018104000760020405000250028008200200030524502930032525000120061826000290063030000340065949000310069350400650072450506240078952003870141365000280180065000290182865000260185765000270188365000260191070000280193671000260196420181210081432.0130610s2005    ii a     b    001 0 eng d  a  2013414487  a1844071626  a9780393047134  a039331815X (pbk.  : alk paper)  a9780393318159 (pbk. : alk. paper)  a(OCoLC)ocm40613781  aYSYcYSYdJYJdCD5dEL$dOCLCQdBAKERdOCLCGdFERdHNWdOCLCAdBD-DhBPA00aHC106.82b.S733 199904a338.9bSTA 200500aState of the world, 1999 :ba Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society /cproject director, Lester R. Brown ; associate project directors, Christopher Flavin, Hilary F. French ; editor, Linda Starke ; contributing researchers, Janet N. Abramovitz ... [et al.].  a1st ed.  aLondon :bNorton,c2005.  axix, 237 p. :bill. ;c24 cm.0 aState of the world ;v1999  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [189]-248 and index.0 aA 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.  a"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. 0aEconomic historyy1990- 0aSustainable development. 0aEnvironmental policy. 4aDesarrollo sostenible. 4aPolítica ambiental.1 aBrown, Lester R.d1934-2 aWorldwatch Institute.