State of the world, 2001
Subtitle: a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society
By: Lester R. Brown ... [et al.] ; Linda Starke, editor
Contributors: Worldwatch Institute
Publisher: Norton
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9780393048667; 9780393320824
Subjects: Environmental aspects; Conservation of natural resources; Economic development; Sustainable development
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-261) and index.
Table of contents: title: Rich planet, poor planet / Christopher Flavin; title: Uncovering groundwater pollution / Payal Sampat; title: Eradicating hunger: a growing challenge / Lester R. Brown; title: Deciphering amphibian declines / Ashley Mattoon; title: Decarbonizing the energy economy / Seth Dunn; title: Making better transportation choices / Molly O'Meara Sheehan; title: Averting unnatural disasters / Janet N. Abramovitz; title: Ending the debt crisis / David Malin Roodman; title: Controlling international environmental crime / Hilary French and Lisa Mastny; title: Accelerating the shift to sustainability / Gary Gardner.