The World watch reader on global environmental issues /
Brown, Lester R.(Lester Russell),1934-
Ayres, Ed.
Worldwatch Institute.
New York ; London : Norton,
c1998.
"Copyright 1998 by Worldwatch Institute"--T.p. verso.
"1st ed."--T.p. verso.
Includes index.
The risks of disrupting climate / Molly O'Meara -- The next energy revolution / Christopher Flavin -- It comes down to the coasts / Peter Weber -- Dying seas / Anne Platt McGinn -- Bio-invasions / Chris Bright -- The decline of primates / John Tuxill -- Nature's "free" services / Janet N. Abramovitz -- Where have all the rivers gone? / Sandra Postel -- Who will feed China? / Lester R. Brown -- Facing food scarcity / Lester R. Brown -- The changing world view / Alan Thein Durning -- The sudden new strength of recycling / John Young -- Chiapas: the fruits of despair / Michael Renner --The resurgence of infectious diseases / Anne Platt McGinn -- Foreign investment in the developing world: the environmental consequences / Hilary F. French -- The World Bank and the future of the energy economy / Christopher Flavin.
Economic development
Environmental protection.