State of the world, 1993
Subtitle: a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society
By: project director, Lester R. Brown ; associate project directors, Christopher Flavin, Sandra Postel ; editor, Linda Starke ; contributing researchers, Lester R. Brown ... [et al.].
Contributors: Worldwatch Institute
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Norton; W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780393034394; 9780393309638
Subjects: Economic policy; Population policy; Environmental policy; Economic history
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-257) and index.
Table of contents: title: A new era unfolds / by Lester R. Brown; title: Facing water scarcity / by Sandra Postel; title: Reviving coral reefs / by Peter Weber; title: Closing the gender gap in development / by Jodi L. Jacobson; title: Supporting indigenous peoples / by Allan Thein Durning; title: Providing energy in developing countries / by Nicholas Lenssen; title: Rediscovering rail / by Marcia D. Lowe; title: Preparing for peace / by Michael Renner; title: Reconciling trade and the environment / by Hilary F. French; title: Shaping the next industrial revolution / by Christopher Flavin and John E. Young.