State of the world, 2000
Subtitle: a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society
By: project director, Lester R. Brown ; associate project directors, Christopher Flavin, Hilary French ; editor, Linda Starke; contributing researchers, Janet N Abramovitz ... [et al.].
Contributors: Brown, Lester Russell, 1934-; Worldwatch Institute.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: Economic history -- 1990-; Sustainable development.; Environmental policy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-262) and index.
Table of contents: title: Challenges of the new century / Lester R. Brown; title: Anticipating environmental "surprise" / Chris Bright; title: Redesigning irrigated agriculture / Sandra Postel; title: Nourishing the underfed and overfed / Gary Gardner and Brian Halweil; title: Phasing out persistent organic pollutants / Anne Platt McGinn; title: Recovering the paper landscape / Janet N. Abramovitz and Ashley T. Mattoon; title: Harnessing information technologies for the environment / Molly O'Meara; title: Sizing up micropower / Seth Dunn and Christopher Flavin; title: Creating jobs, preserving the environment / Michael Renner; title: Coping with ecological globalization / Hilary French.