It might be useful to use it as a text to judge the accuracy of gloomier environmental prognoses, which, for the Guide's writers at least, came closer to the truth than most recent writing on 'sustainable development'. Companion to the Thames TV series of the same name. Very readable and full of insights. The Earth Report . An A-Z list and general review of key issues.
New editions seem likely.
Goldsmith, E. et al. To Save The World . More a coffee table book but very accessible and informative. Morgan, R. Planet Gauge . Earthscan, probably annual.