State of the world, 1997
Subtitle: a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society
By: project director, Lester R. Brown ; associate project directors, Christopher Flavin, Hilary F. French ; editor, Linda Starke ; contributing researchers, Janet N. Abramovitz ... [et al.].
Contributors: Brown, Lester Russell, 1934-; Worldwatch Institute.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Norton; W W Norton & Co Inc
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9780393315691
Subjects: Economic history -- 1990-; Sustainable development.; Environmental policy.
Table of contents: title: The legacy of Rio / by Christopher Flavin; title: Facing the prospect of food scarcity / by Lester R. Brown; title: Preserving global cropland / by Gary Gardner; title: Preventing chronic disease in developing countries / by Anne Platt McGinn; title: Tracking the ecology of climate change / by Chris Bright; title: Valuing nature's services / by Janet N. Abramovitz; title: Transforming security / by Michael Renner; title: Reforming subsidies / by David Malin Roodman; title: Learning from the ozone experience / by Hilary F. French.