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050 0 0 _aHC106.82
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082 0 4 _a338.9
_bSTA 2005
245 0 0 _aState 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.].
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aLondon :
_bNorton,
_c2005.
300 _axix, 237 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
490 0 _aState of the world ;
_v1999
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [189]-248 and index.
505 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.
520 _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.
590 _aShakib
650 0 _aEconomic history
_y1990-
_9131564
650 0 _aSustainable development.
_9131565
650 0 _aEnvironmental policy.
_9131566
650 4 _aDesarrollo sostenible.
_9131567
650 4 _aPolĂ­tica ambiental.
_9131568
700 1 _aBrown, Lester R.
_d1934-
_9131569
710 2 _aWorldwatch Institute.
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