State of the world
Subtitle: 1991
By: project director, Lester R. Brown ; editor, Linda Starke
Contributors: Worldwatch Institute
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: State of the world -- 1991; State of the world library
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780393307337; 9780393029345
Subjects: Environnement; Histoire économique; Economic policy; Ressources naturelles; Politique gouvernementale; Politique économique; Écologie humaine; Economic history
Notes: "A Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-246) and index.
Table of contents: title: The new world order  -- Lester R. Brown; title: Designing a sustainable energy system  -- Christopher Flavin and Nicholas Lenssen; title: Reducing waste, saving materials  -- John E. Young; title: Rethinking urban transport  -- Marcia D. Lowe; title: Reforming forestry  -- Sandra Postel and John C. Ryan; title: Restoring the East European and Soviet environments  -- Hilary F. French; title: Coming to grips with abortion  -- Jodi L. Jacobson; title: Assessing the military's war on the environment  -- Michael Renner; title: Asking how much is enough  -- Alan Durning; title: Reshaping the global economy -- Sandra Postel and Christopher Flavin.